เมานท์
máoMeanings
[to] mount; attach; install
To attach or fix equipment or parts, or to make a device ready for use (e.g., lens, bracket, hardware; also to mount a disk in computing).
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mount; bracket; fitting (incl. lens mount)
A support, connector, or interface for attaching equipment, especially the connection between a camera and a lens.
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[to] flex; pull rank; one-up (slang)
Slang for showing off or asserting superiority (e.g., by credentials/status) to put others down or win an argument.
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mount (grappling position)
In martial arts, the dominant top position where one sits on and controls the opponent's torso.
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[to] mount (an opponent)
In martial arts, to move into the mount position on [sb], sitting on the opponent's torso to control them.
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เมานท์ said เมา-นอ?
máo
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |