โม่ง

môong

Meanings

1NounB2

balaclava; ski mask

A hood or mask covering the head and face, typically with holes for the eyes and mouth

Examples

อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherบนดอยbon-dɔɔiบนดอยbon-dɔɔion a mountain; in the highlandsหนาวnǎaoหนาวnǎao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)หมวกmùuakหมวกmùuak1hat; cap2helmet (by extension)3classifier: ใบโม่งmôongโม่งmôong1balaclava; ski mask2masked person; masked criminal3big-headed; large-headedเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofความอบอุ่นkwaam-òp-ùnความอบอุ่นkwaam-òp-ùn1warmth (temperature)2warmth (affection/comfort)
The weather on the mountain was very cold, so he had to wear a balaclava for warmth.
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พี่pîiวินมอเตอร์ไซค์win-mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiมักจะmák-jàใส่sàiหมวกmùuakโม่งmôongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganฝุ่นfùnและlɛ́แสงแดดsɛ̌ɛng-dɛ̀ɛt
Motorcycle taxi drivers often wear balaclavas to protect themselves from dust and sunlight.
ผู้ประท้วงpûu-bprà-túuangหลายคนlǎai-konสวมsǔuamหมวกmùuakไอ้âiโม่งmôongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปกปิดbpòk-bpìtใบหน้าbai-nâaและlɛ́ป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการสูดดมgaan-sùut-domแก๊สgɛ́ɛtน้ำตาnáam-dtaa
Many protesters wore balaclavas to conceal their faces and prevent inhaling tear gas.
ทหารtá-hǎanหน่วยรบพิเศษnùuai-róp-pí-sèetสวมsǔuamหมวกmùuakไอ้âiโม่งmôongสีดำsǐi-damเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพรางตัวpraang-dtuuaขณะkà-nàปฏิบัติภารกิจbpà-dtì-bàt-paa-rá-gìtในเวลากลางคืนnai-wee-laa-glaang-kʉʉn
Special forces soldiers wear black balaclavas to camouflage themselves during night missions.
2NounC1

masked person; masked criminal

A person wearing a mask to hide their identity, often referring to a criminal or robber

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceไอ้âiไอ้âi1derogatory prefix (male-referencing)2this/that damn… (insulting)3familiar prefix (coarse, colloq.)โม่งmôongโม่งmôong1balaclava; ski mask2masked person; masked criminal3big-headed; large-headedที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบุกbùkบุกbùk1[to] invade; storm; raid; charge2[to] push in; force one’s way in; make an aggressive move (figurative)3konjac; elephant yam; Amorphophallus plantปล้นbplônปล้นbplôn1[to] rob [sb/sth]; [to] commit robbery2[to] loot; [to] plunderร้านทองráan-tɔɔngร้านทองráan-tɔɔnggold shopเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)
The police are hunting down the masked robber who raided the gold shop last night.
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กล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìtจับภาพjàp-pâapไอ้âiโม่งmôongสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonกำลังgam-langงัดแงะngát-ngɛ́ประตูหลังbprà-dtuu-lǎngของkɔ̌ɔngธนาคารtá-naa-kaanได้dâaiอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
CCTV cameras clearly captured two masked men prying open the back door of the bank.
ทนายความtá-naai-kwaamกำลังgam-langสืบหาsʉ̀ʉp-hǎaตัวdtuuaไอ้âiโม่งmôongที่tîiลอบlɔ̂ɔpเข้ามาkâo-maaทำร้ายtam-ráaiลูกความlûuk-kwaamของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoถึงtʉ̌ngในบ้านnai-bâanพักpákส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuua
The lawyer is investigating to track down the masked assailant who sneaked in and attacked his client in his private residence.
พยานpá-yaanให้การhâi-gaanว่าwâaเห็นhěnไอ้âiโม่งmôongวิ่งออกwîng-ɔ̀ɔkมาจากmaa-jàakที่เกิดเหตุtîi-gə̀ət-hèetแล้วlɛ́ɛoขึ้นรถkʉ̂n-rótตู้dtûuหลบหนีlòp-nǐiไปbpaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
The witness testified that they saw a masked man run out of the scene and quickly escape in a van.
3AdjectiveC2

big-headed; large-headed

Having a large head; used mainly to describe the head, not as a general word for anything large

Examples

ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowล้อlóล้อló1wheel2[to] tease; mock; kid3ox cart; animal-drawn cart (northern Thai)ประจำbprà-jamประจำbprà-jam1regular; habitual; routine2regularly; habitually3permanent; stationed; assignedว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)หัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)โม่งmôhngโม่งmôhng1balaclava; ski mask2masked person; masked criminal3big-headed; large-headedเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingศีรษะsĕe-sàศีรษะsĕe-sà1head (body part; formal)2top; tip; end (literary)โตdtohโตdtoh1[to] grow; mature2big; large; grown-upกว่าปกติgwàa bpà-gà-dtìกว่าปกติgwàa bpà-gà-dtìmore than usual; more than normal
When he was a child, he was constantly teased by friends for being a big-headed kid because his head was larger than normal.
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ช่างปั้นchâang-bpânต้องdtɔ̂ngแก้gɛ̂ɛสัดส่วนsàt-sùuanของkɔ̌ɔngรูปปั้นrûup-bpânใหม่màiเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakส่วนหัวsùuan-hǔuaดูduuโม่งmôongเกินไปgəən-bpaiจนjonไม่mâiสมดุลsǒm-dunกับgàpลำตัวlam-dtuua
The sculptor had to correct the proportions of the statue because the head looked too disproportionately bulbous compared to the body.
ลักษณะเด่นlák-sà-nà-dèenของkɔ̌ɔngปลาbplaaชนิดchá-nítนี้níiคือkʉʉมีmiiส่วนหัวsùuan-hǔuaโม่งmôongและlɛ́ลำตัวlam-dtuuaเรียวยาวriiao-yaaoไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngหางhǎang
The distinctive feature of this fish species is its bulbous head and a slender body tapering to the tail.
ในnaiวรรณคดีพื้นบ้านwan-ná-ká-dii-pʉ́ʉn-bâanมักmákพรรณนาpan-ná-naaภาพpâapของkɔ̌ɔngอมนุษย์à-má-nútให้hâiมีmiiรูปร่างrûup-râangอัปลักษณ์àp-bpà-lákและlɛ́มีmiiหัวhǔuaโม่งmôongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kน่าสะพรึงกลัวnâa-sà-prʉng-gluuaแก่gɛ̀ɛผู้อ่านpûu-àan
In folk literature, non-humans are often depicted with ugly figures and grotesquely large heads to evoke a sense of terror in the readers.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

môong

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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