โม้
móoMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] boast; brag
to talk big or praise oneself, often with exaggeration and not entirely true
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)โม้móoโม้móo1[to] boast; brag2boastful talk; braggingว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรวยruuaiรวยruuai1rich; wealthy2gently; faintly (of wafting air or scent)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He likes to brag that he is very rich.
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Stop bragging already, no one believes you.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฉันchǎnโม้móoว่าwâaเขาkǎoสามารถsǎa-mâatวิ่งwîngได้dâaiเร็วreoที่สุดtîi-sùtในnaiโรงเรียนroong-riianแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔแข่งkɛ̀ngจริงjingกลับglàpแพ้pɛ́ɛ
My friend bragged that he could run the fastest in school, but when it came to the actual race, he lost.
เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamโม้móoเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètในอดีตnai-à-dìitเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangความประทับใจkwaam-bprà-táp-jaiให้hâiเจ้านายjâo-naaiใหม่màiแต่dtɛ̀ɛดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanจะjàไม่ได้ผลmâi-dâai-pǒn
He tried to brag about his past successes to impress his new boss, but it didn't seem to work.
2NounB1
boastful talk; bragging
speech that exaggerates abilities, achievements, or facts to impress others
Examples
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)โม้móoโม้móo1[to] boast; brag2boastful talk; braggingทั้งนั้นtáng-nánทั้งนั้นtáng-nán1all of it; the whole lot2entirely; altogether
The story he told is all just bragging.
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ฉันchănเบื่อbèuuaเรื่องrêuuangโม้móhของเขาkŏng kăoแล้วláeoฟังfangทีไรtee raiก็gâwมีแต่mee dtàeเรื่องrêuuangเดิมๆderm derm
I'm tired of his bragging; whenever I listen, it's always the same old stories.
คำพูดkam-pûutของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangโม้móoโอ้อวดôo-ùuatจนjonไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiอยากจะyàak-jàคุยด้วยkui-dûuai
His words are so full of boastful bragging that no one wants to talk to him.
หลายคนlǎai-konมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangโม้móoที่tîiเกินจริงgəən-jingแต่dtɛ̀ɛบางส่วนbaang-sùuanก็gɔ̂อาจจะàat-jàมีmiiเค้าkáoความจริงkwaam-jingอยู่yùuบ้างbâang
Many people see his stories as just exaggerated bragging, but some parts might have a grain of truth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
móo
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |