เมามัว
mao-muuaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] be drunk and dazed; [to] be befuddled
to be intoxicated and mentally clouded; drunk and muddled.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเมามัวmao-muuaเมามัวmao-muua1[to] be drunk and dazed; [to] be befuddled2[to] be infatuated; [to] be engrossedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหาทางhǎa-taangหาทางhǎa-taang[to] find/devise a wayกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)
Last night, he was so drunk and muddled he couldn't find his way home.
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อย่าyàaขับรถkàp-rótตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiกำลังgam-langเมามัวmao-muuaแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiมันmanอันตรายan-dtà-raaiมากmâak
Don't drive while you're drunk and muddled like this; it's very dangerous.
พอpɔɔเมามัวmao-muuaได้ที่dâi-tîiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmพูดจาpûut-jaaไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangและlɛ́หาเรื่องhǎa-rʉ̂ʉangคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnไปทั่วbpai-tûua
Once he got drunk and muddled, he started talking nonsense and picking fights with everyone.
สภาพsà-pâapที่tîiเมามัวmao-muuaทำให้tam-hâiสติสัมปชัญญะsà-dtì-sǎm-bpà-chan-yáของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoลดลงlót-longจนjonตัดสินใจทำdtàt-sǐn-jai-tamเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiผิดพลาดpìt-plâatไปbpai
His drunken and muddled state diminished his awareness, leading him to make a mistaken decision.
2VerbB2
[to] be infatuated; [to] be engrossed
to be deeply absorbed or obsessed with something, often in a way that clouds judgment or leads to neglect; infatuated.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเมามัวmao-muuaเมามัวmao-muua1[to] be drunk and dazed; [to] be befuddled2[to] be infatuated; [to] be engrossedอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เกมgeemเกมgeem1game; match2video game3game (subdivision of play in sports)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2again; anew3new; inexperienced (novice)4hibiscus (Northern Thai)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent; allow2[to] yield; give in; submit3[to] admit (acknowledge)ทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâanทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do research
He's so absorbed in his new game that he refuses to do his homework.
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ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛมีmiiความรักkwaam-rákเธอtəəก็gɔ̂เมามัวmao-muuaอยู่yùuกับgàpแฟนfɛɛnจนjonไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเลยləəi
Since she fell in love, she has been so infatuated with her boyfriend that she doesn't pay attention to her friends at all.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangบางคนbaang-konเมามัวmao-muuaในnaiอำนาจam-nâatจนjonละเลยlá-ləəiหน้าที่nâa-tîiที่tîiควรkuuanมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
Some politicians are so obsessed with power that they neglect their duties to the people.
ความkwaamเมามัวmao-muuaในnaiชื่อเสียงchʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangและlɛ́เงินทองngən-tɔɔngอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiคนเราkon-raoหลงลืมlǒng-lʉʉmตัวตนที่แท้จริงdtuua-dton-tîi-tɛ́ɛ-jingได้dâai
Being deeply absorbed in fame and fortune can make a person forget their true self.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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
mao
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated3sick from poisonous fooddrunk; intoxicatedPart 1
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เมามัวmao-muuaเมามัวmao-muua[to] be drunk and dazed; [to] be befuddled[to] be drunk and dazed; [to] be befuddledWord