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máai-muuaiMeaning
1NounB2
boxing technique; boxing move
An attacking or defensive technique, or a combination of movements, used in boxing, especially Muay Thai.
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)สอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] admonish; give moral guidanceไม้มวยmáai-muuaiไม้มวยmáai-muuaiboxing technique; boxing moveสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingป้องกันตัวbpɔ̂ng-gan-dtuuaป้องกันตัวbpɔ̂ng-gan-dtuua[to] defend/protect oneselfแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ให้เราhâi-raoให้เราhâi-rao1[to] give us; [to] give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usจับคู่jàp-kûuจับคู่jàp-kûu1[to] pair up; pair off2[to] pair; match [sb/sth]3[to] mate; form a mating pairฝึกfʉ̀kฝึกfʉ̀k1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
The instructor taught us a boxing technique for self-defense and then had us practice in pairs.
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เขาkǎoฝึกfʉ̀kไม้มวยmáai-muuaiท่าtâaนี้níiทุกวันtúk-wanจนjonหลบหมัดlòp-màtแล้วlɛ́ɛoสวนกลับsǔuan-glàpได้dâaiคล่องklɔ̂ɔng
He practiced this boxing technique every day until he could smoothly dodge a punch and counterattack.
การเลือกใช้gaan-lʉ̂ʉak-cháiไม้มวยmáai-muuaiให้ได้hâi-dâaiผลpǒnต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiทั้งtángการอ่านgaan-àanจังหวะjang-wàคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuและlɛ́การควบคุมgaan-kûuap-kumระยะrá-yáไม่ใช่mâi-châiแค่kɛ̂ɛจำjamท่าทางtâa-taangได้dâaiเท่านั้นtâo-nán
Using a boxing technique effectively requires both reading your opponent's timing and controlling the distance, not just memorizing the movements.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàรู้จักrúu-jàkไม้มวยmáai-muuaiหลายlǎaiท่าtâaแต่dtɛ̀ɛหากhàakไม่ได้mâi-dâaiฝึกfʉ̀kจนjonชำนาญcham-naanนักมวยnák-muuaiก็gɔ̂อาจàatใช้cháiท่าtâaเหล่านั้นlào-nánไม่mâiได้จริงdâai-jingเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaขึ้นชกkʉ̂n-chók
Even if a boxer knows many techniques, they may be unable to use them in an actual bout without enough practice to master them.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
máai
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementwood; timberPart 1
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มวยmuuaiมวยmuuai1boxing; Muay Thai; bout2boxer; fighter3hair bun; coiled knot of hairboxing; Muay Thai; boutPart 2
ไม้มวยmáai-muuaiไม้มวยmáai-muuaiboxing technique; boxing moveboxing technique; boxing moveWord