หมู่(mòo)
Meanings
1NounB1
group; cluster
a collection of people, animals, or things considered together
Examples
หมู่mòoหมู่mòo1group; cluster2classifier (groups; sets; swarms; clusters)3bound morpheme (หมู่-)4Moo (village unit; address)5category; classนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaotouristเดินตามdern dtaamเดินตามdern dtaam[to] follow [sb/sth] on footไกด์gáiไกด์gái1tour guide2guidebook; guide (by extension)ไปพร้อมกันbpai próm ganไปพร้อมกันbpai próm gan[to] go together
A group of tourists walked together following the guide.
2NounB1
Moo (village unit; address)
a numbered village subdivision used in Thai addresses (หมู่ที่ …)
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainหมู่mòoหมู่mòo1group; cluster2classifier (groups; sets; swarms; clusters)3bound morpheme (หมู่-)4Moo (village unit; address)5category; classที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slot3ตำบลหนองบัวdtam-bon nŏng buuaตำบลหนองบัวdtam-bon nŏng buuaNong Bua Subdistrict (place name)
My house is in Moo 3, Nong Bua Subdistrict.
3ClassifierB1
classifier (groups; sets; swarms; clusters)
a classifier for groups or sets of people, animals, or things (e.g., a group of students, a swarm of bees)
Examples
นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)หมู่mòoหมู่mòo1group; cluster2classifier (groups; sets; swarms; clusters)3bound morpheme (หมู่-)4Moo (village unit; address)5category; classไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทัศนศึกษาtát-sà-ná-sèuk-săaทัศนศึกษาtát-sà-ná-sèuk-săafield trip; study visitที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan néeเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan née1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
One group of students went on a field trip to the museum yesterday.
4NounB2
category; class
a category or class into which items are grouped (e.g., biological, administrative, or conceptual groupings)
Examples
นักชีววิทยาnák chee-wá-wít-tá-yaaนักชีววิทยาnák chee-wá-wít-tá-yaabiologistจัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3[to] impose; levy; enforce; arrange (officially)4intense; extreme (colloquial)สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมsàt líiang lôok dûuay nomสัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมsàt líiang lôok dûuay nom1mammal (an animal)2Mammalia (the class)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveในหมู่nai mòoในหมู่nai mòoamong; amidst; within (a group)เดียวกันdiao ganเดียวกันdiao ganthe same; identicalตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)ลักษณะlák-sà-nàลักษณะlák-sà-nà1characteristic; trait; feature2form; shape; appearance3manner; mode; way4nature; character (abstract quality)5classifier: types/kinds/forms/featuresการให้gaan hâiการให้gaan hâi1the act of giving; provision2granting; conferral (rights/permission)3charitable giving; almsgiving4administration/provision (technical/medical)นมnomนมnom1milk2breast; boob (informal)3dairy; milky (used before nouns)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)
Biologists classify mammals in the same group based on how they nurse their young.
5NounB2
bound morpheme (หมู่หมู่mòo1group; cluster2classifier (groups; sets; swarms; clusters)3bound morpheme (หมู่-)4Moo (village unit; address)5category; class-)
a bound form attached to nouns to indicate a collective set; not used as a free-standing word (e.g., หมู่บ้านหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community ‘village’, หมู่ดาวหมู่ดาวmòo daaoconstellation; star cluster ‘constellation’)
Examples
ฤดูหนาวrú-doo năaoฤดูหนาวrú-doo năao1winter; cold season2in winterนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ชมchomชมchom1[to] praise; compliment2[to] admire; take in (a view)3[to] watch; view (a show/broadcast)4[to] visit and view; tourหมู่ดาวmòo daaoหมู่ดาวmòo daaoconstellation; star clusterทางช้างเผือกtaang cháang pèuueakทางช้างเผือกtaang cháang pèuueak1the Milky Way galaxy2the Milky Way band in the skyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotดอยหลวงdoi lŭuangดอยหลวงdoi lŭuangDoi Luang (mountain name)
This winter we will go see the Milky Way constellation at Doi Luang.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
คณะká-náคณะká-ná1group; party; troupe; delegation2faculty (university division)3classifier: groups/delegations/troupes4committee; board (as a body)
- group; party; troupe; delegation
- faculty (university division)
- classifier: groups/delegations/troupes
- committee; board (as a body)
กลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1[to] group; cluster2group (classification label)3group; cluster
- [to] group; cluster
- group (classification label)
- group; cluster
หมวดmùuatหมวดmùuat1category; section; division2chapter/part (in laws, documents)3police lieutenant; sub-lieutenant; platoon4classifier: categories/sections
- category; section; division
- chapter/part (in laws, documents)
- police lieutenant; sub-lieutenant; platoon
- classifier: categories/sections
เหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3those (when combined with a demonstrative)4classifier (for groups/armies, poetic)
- group; set; category
- the ... (plural/collective marker)
- those (when combined with a demonstrative)
- classifier (for groups/armies, poetic)
ประเภทbprà-pâytประเภทbprà-pâyt1type; category; class2classifier: types/categories
- type; category; class
- classifier: types/categories