โมโต
moo-dtooMeaning
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moto (motorcycle/motorsport; clipped form)
A clipped form from English/Italian used in motorsport contexts, often referring to motorcycle racing (e.g., MotoGP) or motorcycles in casual speech.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แฟนตัวยงfɛɛn-dtuua-yongแฟนตัวยงfɛɛn-dtuua-yongsuperfan; die-hard fanของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffการแข่งgaan-kɛ̀ngการแข่งgaan-kɛ̀ngcompetition; contest; race (event)โมโตmoo-dtooโมโตmoo-dtoomoto (motorcycle/motorsport; clipped form)ตามดูdtaam-duuตามดูdtaam-duu[to] follow and watch; [to] keep an eye onทุกtúkทุกtúkevery; eachสนามแข่งsà-nǎam-kɛ̀ngสนามแข่งsà-nǎam-kɛ̀ngcompetition venue; racetrack; racecourseเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He's a huge fan of moto racing; he follows every race.
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สุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níiมีmiiแข่งkɛ̀ngโมโตmoo-dtooที่tîiบุรีรัมย์bù-rii-ramใครkraiจะjàไปดูbpai-duuบ้างbâang
This weekend there's a moto race in Buriram. Who's going to watch?
นักบิดnák-bìtโมโตmoo-dtooต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiสภาพร่างกายsà-pâap-râang-gaaiที่tîiแข็งแกร่งkɛ̌ng-grɛ̀ngและlɛ́สมาธิsà-maa-tíสูงsǔungมากmâakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaควบคุมkûuap-kumรถrótในnaiสนามแข่งsà-nǎam-kɛ̀ng
Moto racers must have excellent physical conditioning and high concentration to control the bike on the track.
วัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamการแต่งgaan-dtɛ̀ngรถrótโมโตmoo-dtooในnaiไทยtaiมีเอกลักษณ์mii-èek-gà-lákเฉพาะตัวchà-pɔ́-dtuuaและlɛ́ได้รับdâi-rápอิทธิพลìt-tí-ponจากjàakหลายlǎaiประเทศbprà-têet
The culture of customizing motorcycles (moto) in Thailand has its own unique identity and is influenced by many countries.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
โมmooโมmoo1cosmetic work; plastic surgery (slang)2[to] modify; customize; tweakcosmetic work; plastic surgery (slang)Part 1
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โมโตmoo-dtooโมโตmoo-dtoomoto (motorcycle/motorsport; clipped form)moto (motorcycle/motorsport; clipped form)Word