เมื่อย
mʉ̂ʉaiMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
sore; achy; stiff
Feeling muscle soreness, stiffness, or fatigue, often after exertion or staying in one position too long.
Examples
นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)ๆ-แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ขาkăaขาkăa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantเมื่อยmêuuaiเมื่อยmêuuai1sore; achy; stiff2to feel sore/acheมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
After sitting for a long time, my legs are very sore.
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I went hiking yesterday, so today my whole body is sore.
Driving for a long time makes my neck sore and shoulders stiff.
นั่งทำงานnâng tam ngaanหน้าnâaคอมkomหลายlăaiชั่วโมงchûua-mohngจนjonหลังlăngเมื่อยmêuuaiต้องdtôngลุกมาlúk maaยืดเส้นyêut sênเป็นbpenพักpákๆ-
After hours of working at the computer, my back gets sore, so I have to get up and stretch periodically.
2VerbB1
to feel sore/ache
To experience muscle soreness or fatigue.
Examples
วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)ไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀i1a little (farther/over); slightly2a bit (too); somewhat excessiveวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เมื่อยmʉ̂ʉaiเมื่อยmʉ̂ʉai1sore; achy; stiff2to feel sore/acheมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I ran a bit too long; my legs are very sore today.
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นั่งทำงานnâng-tam-ngaanทั้งวันtáng-wanแล้วlɛ́ɛoเริ่มrə̂əmเมื่อยmʉ̂ʉaiคอkɔɔขอkɔ̌ɔไปbpaiยืดเส้นyʉ̂ʉt-sênก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-ná
I've been working all day and my neck is getting sore; let me stretch first.
ปีนbpiinบันไดban-daiหลายlǎaiชั้นchánจนjonเมื่อยน่องmʉ̂ʉai-nɔ̂ɔngแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kภูมิใจpuum-jaiที่tîiทำได้tam-dâai
Climbing many flights of stairs made my calves ache, but I felt proud I did it.
หลังlǎngฝึกfʉ̀kเวตwêetหนักnàkสองsɔ̌ɔngวันwanติดdtìtกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaทั้งตัวtáng-dtuuaเมื่อยmʉ̂ʉaiระบมrá-bomจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngพักฟื้นpák-fʉ́ʉn
After two consecutive days of heavy weight training, my whole body is sore and I need to recuperate.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mʉ̂ʉai
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |