หมูป่า
mǔu-bpàaMeaning
1NounB1
wild boar
a wild pig species with tusks that lives in forests; also used more generally for feral pigs
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหมูป่าmǔu-bpàaหมูป่าmǔu-bpàawild boarออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)มาหากินmaa-hǎa-ginมาหากินmaa-hǎa-gin[to] come to earn a livingใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
Last night a wild boar came out to forage near the village.
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เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaอย่าyàaให้hâiอาหารaa-hǎanหมูป่าmǔu-bpàaเพราะprɔ́มันmanอาจàatดุร้ายdù-ráai
Officials warned not to feed wild boars because they can be aggressive.
ในnaiป่าฝนbpàa-fǒnแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiมีmiiหมูป่าmǔu-bpàaจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakและlɛ́มักmákทิ้งรอยtíng-rɔɔiคุ้ยkúiดินdinไว้wái
This rainforest has many wild boars, and they often leave traces of dug-up soil.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถิ่นอาศัยtìn-aa-sǎiถูกtùukบุกรุกbùk-rúkหมูป่าmǔu-bpàaบางฝูงbaang-fǔungจึงjʉngออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaในnaiพื้นที่การเกษตรpʉ́ʉn-tîi-gaan-gà-sèetและlɛ́สร้างsâangความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎaiต่อdtɔ̀ɔพืชผลpʉ̂ʉt-pǒn
When their habitat is encroached upon, some herds of wild boar come into agricultural areas and damage crops.
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 classLeading หA silent ห before ม puts this syllable in high 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
mǔu
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
หมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4classifier: ตัว5fat person (impolite)pig; hogPart 1
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ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedforest; woodlandPart 2
หมูป่าmǔu-bpàaหมูป่าmǔu-bpàawild boarwild boarWord