สีหม่น
sǐi-mònMeanings
1NounB1
muted color; dull color
A color that is not bright; a muted shade with low intensity.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เสื้อผ้าsêua pâaเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaclothes; clothing; apparelสีsĕeสีsĕe1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polishหม่นๆmòn mònหม่นๆmòn mòn1slightly dull; muted; grayish; overcast2a bit gloomy; low-spirited
I like to wear clothes in muted colors.
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เขาkǎoเลือกใช้lʉ̂ʉak-cháiเฟอร์นิเจอร์fəə-ní-jə̂əสีหม่นsǐi-mònเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำให้tam-hâiห้องhɔ̂ngดูduuอบอุ่นòp-ùnและlɛ́สบายตาsà-baai-dtaa
He chose furniture in muted colors to make the room look warm and easy on the eyes.
การตกแต่งบ้านgaan-dtòk-dtɛ̀ng-bâanด้วยdûuaiโทนสีtoon-sǐiหม่นmònกำลังgam-langเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yomเพราะprɔ́มันmanให้hâiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kสงบsà-ngòp
Decorating a house with muted color tones is becoming popular because it gives a feeling of calmness.
จิตรกรjìt-dtrà-gɔɔnใช้cháiเทคนิคพิเศษték-nìk-pí-sèetเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiภาพวาดpâap-wâatมีmiiโทนสีtoon-sǐiหม่นmònซึ่งsʉ̂ngช่วยchûuaiสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngอารมณ์เศร้าaa-rom-sâoสร้อยsɔ̂ɔiของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnในnaiภาพpâapได้dâaiเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-dii
The artist used a special technique to give the painting a muted color tone, which effectively conveyed the sad mood of the character in the picture.
2AdjectiveB1
muted; dull (of color)
Not bright; greyish or low in intensity (of a color).
Examples
ท้องฟ้าtóng fáaท้องฟ้าtóng fáasky; heavensวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentสีsĕeสีsĕe1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polishหม่นๆmòn mònหม่นๆmòn mòn1slightly dull; muted; grayish; overcast2a bit gloomy; low-spiritedเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeกำลังจะgam-lang jàกำลังจะgam-lang jàabout to (imminent future)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turn
The sky is a greyish color today, like it's about to rain.
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เสื้อsêuuaตัวdtuuaนี้néeซักsákบ่อยbòiจนjonสีsĕeเริ่มrêrmหม่นmònและláeไม่mâiสดใสsòt săiเหมือนmĕuuanตอนdtonซื้อséuมาmaaใหม่ๆmài mài
This shirt has been washed so often that the color has started to become dull and not as bright as when it was new.
เขาkǎoไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpรูปrûupนี้níiเพราะprɔ́สีsǐiมันmanดูหม่นduu-mònไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iอาจàatเป็นเพราะbpen-prɔ́ถ่ายtàaiในnaiที่tîiที่tîiแสงไม่พอsɛ̌ɛng-mâi-pɔɔ
He doesn't like this photo because its colors look a bit low in intensity, perhaps because it was taken where there wasn't enough light.
เมื่อmêuuaเวลาway-laaผ่านไปpàan bpaiหลายสิบlăai sìpปีbpeeสีสันsĕe-sănสดใสsòt săiของkŏngภาพเขียนสีpâap kĭian sĕeน้ำมันnáam manโบราณboh-raanก็gâwค่อยๆkôi kôiเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian bpenสีหม่นsĕe mònลงlongอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang hĕn dâi chát
After several decades, the vibrant colors of the ancient oil painting gradually and noticeably turned dull and greyish.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǐi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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หม่นmònหม่นmòn1dull; dim; muted (color/light)2gloomy; melancholy (mood)dull; dim; muted (color/light)Part 2
สีหม่นsǐi-mònสีหม่นsǐi-mònmuted color; dull colormuted color; dull colorWord