โม
mooMeanings
1NounB2
cosmetic work; plastic surgery (slang)
Colloquial slang for cosmetic or aesthetic procedures, especially plastic surgery to change one’s appearance.
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureเรียนจบriian-jòpเรียนจบriian-jòp[to] graduate; complete one's studiesเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเก็บเงินgèp-ngənเก็บเงินgèp-ngən1[to] save money; put money aside2[to] collect payment; charge [sb]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastโมmooโมmoo1cosmetic work; plastic surgery (slang)2[to] modify; customize; tweakจมูกjà-mùukจมูกjà-mùuk1nose2nose (of an object)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneคมขึ้นkom-kʉ̂nคมขึ้นkom-kʉ̂n[to] become sharper; [to] get sharper
After graduating, she saved money to get a nose job to make her face look sharper.
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ดาราdaa-raaคนนี้kon néeยอมรับyom rápตรงdtrongๆ-ว่าwâaไปbpaiโมmooหน้าnâaเพราะpráwอยากyàakให้hâiภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákดูdooโปรbproขึ้นkêun
This celebrity openly admitted she got cosmetic work done because she wanted a more professional image.
เขาkǎoไม่mâiปิดบังbpìt-bangว่าwâaเคยkəəiโมmooหลายlǎaiจุดjùtทั้งtángคางkaangและlɛ́ตาdtaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเสริมsə̌əmความมั่นใจkwaam-mân-jaiในnaiการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaan
He doesn’t hide that he has had several procedures, including his chin and eyes, to boost work confidence.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiคลินิกklí-nìkศัลยกรรมsǎn-yá-gamจัดโปรjàt-bprooจึงjʉngมีmiiคนkonแห่hɛ̀ɛไปbpaiโมmooกันganเยอะyə́โดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́การปรับgaan-bpràpรูปหน้าrûup-nâaแบบbɛ̀ɛpธรรมชาติtam-má-châat
Recently, cosmetic clinics have promotions, so many people are getting work done, especially natural-looking facial contouring.
2VerbB2
[to] modify; customize; tweak
Informal: to modify, customize, or tweak [sth] (e.g., a car, gadget, or look); by extension, to get cosmetic procedures.
Examples
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)โมmooโมmoo1cosmetic work; plastic surgery (slang)2[to] modify; customize; tweakรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileให้เสียงhâi-sǐiangให้เสียงhâi-sǐiang[to] voice (a character); [to] dub; [to] provide voice-overท่อtɔ̂ɔท่อtɔ̂ɔ1pipe; tube2duct; conduit (technical)ดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂nดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂n1[to] become louder2[to] start to sound (of an alarm, bell, etc.)3[to] become famous; gain popularityและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)กว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overเดิมdəəmเดิมdəəm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as before
My older brother likes to mod his car so the exhaust sounds louder and it runs faster.
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เธอtəəเอาaoเสื้อยืดsʉ̂ʉa-yʉ̂ʉtตัวdtuuaเก่าgàoมาmaaโมmooใส่sàiกระดุมgrà-dumใหม่màiกับgàpติดdtìtแพตช์pɛ̂ɛtให้ดูhâi-duuเก๋gěeขึ้นkʉ̂n
She customized her old T-shirt by adding new buttons and patches to make it look cooler.
ผมpǒmโมmooคอมkɔmโดยdooiเปลี่ยนbplìianการ์ดจอgáat-jɔɔกับgàpเพิ่มpə̂əmซอฟต์แวร์sɔ́ɔp-wɛɛโอเวอร์คล็อกoo-wəə-klɔ́kเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiตัดต่อวิดีโอdtàt-dtɔ̀ɔ-wí-dii-ooได้dâaiลื่นlʉ̂ʉnขึ้นkʉ̂n
I modded my computer by changing the graphics card and adding overclocking software so I can edit videos more smoothly.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiคนkonฮิตhítโมmooหน้าnâaด้วยdûuaiฟิลเลอร์fin-lə̂əหรือrʉ̌ʉโบท็อกซ์boo-tɔ́kเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปรับbpràpรูปหน้าrûup-nâaให้ดูhâi-duuสดชื่นsòt-chʉ̂ʉnขึ้นkʉ̂nโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngผ่าตัดใหญ่pàa-dtàt-yài
These days people are into tweaking their faces with a bit of filler or Botox to adjust their facial shape and look refreshed without major surgery.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
moo
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 | — | — |