ม้วย
múuaiMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] die; [to] perish
to die, to perish, or to come to an end (typically used in literary or poetic contexts)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forสัญญาsǎn-yaaสัญญาsǎn-yaa1promise; vow; pledge2[to] promise; pledge; vow3contract; agreement4[to] contract (legally)5perception (Buddhism)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)รักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ซื่อสัตย์sʉ̂ʉ-sàtซื่อสัตย์sʉ̂ʉ-sàt1honest; truthful; upright2loyal; faithful; devotedต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herตลอดไปdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-bpaiตลอดไปdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-bpaiforever; permanently; for goodตราบจนdtràap-jonตราบจนdtràap-jonuntil; up untilชีวาchii-waaชีวาchii-waalife; vitality (poetic/formal)ม้วยmúuaiม้วยmúuai[to] die; [to] perish
I promise to love and be faithful to you forever until my life perishes.
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แม้máeเหล่าlàoทหารหาญtá-hăan hăanจะต้องjà dtôngม้วยmúuaiมรmonณnáาในnaiสนามรบsà-năam rópแต่dtàeเกียรติยศgìiat-dtì-yótของkŏngพวกเขาpûuak kăoจะjàถูกtòokจารึกjaa-rúkไว้wáiตลอดกาลdtà-lòt gaan
Even though the brave soldiers must perish on the battlefield, their honor will be inscribed forever.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiตัวละครเอกdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-èekมักจะmák-jàยึดมั่นyʉ́t-mânในnaiความkwaamสัตย์sàtและlɛ́ยอมyɔɔmม้วยmúuaiมอดmɔ̂ɔtดีกว่าdii-gwàaยอมyɔɔmเสียsǐiaศักดิ์ศรีsàk-sǐiของkɔ̌ɔngตนdton
In Thai literature, protagonists often hold onto their truthfulness and prefer to perish rather than lose their dignity.
ความแค้นkwaam-kɛ́ɛnที่tîiฝังรากลึกfǎng-râak-lʉ́kอยู่ในyùu-naiจิตใจjìt-jaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoจะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiวันดับwan-dàpสูญsǔunตราบจนกว่าdtràap-jon-gwàaศัตรูsàt-dtruuคู่อาฆาตkûu-aa-kâatจะjàม้วยmúuaiมอดไปmɔ̂ɔt-bpai
The vengeance deeply rooted in his mind will never fade away until his bitter enemies perish.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
múuai
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |