ไอ้มืด
âi-mʉ̂ʉtMeaning
1NounB2
Black person (slur)
A highly offensive, racist Thai slur for a Black person. Do not use.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไม่ควรmâi-kuuanไม่ควรmâi-kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ไอ้มืดâi-mʉ̂ʉtไอ้มืดâi-mʉ̂ʉtBlack person (slur)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คำพูดkam-pûutคำพูดkam-pûut1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่สุภาพmâi-sù-pâapไม่สุภาพmâi-sù-pâapimpolite; rudeและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เหยียดyìiatเหยียดyìiat1[to] stretch; extend2straight; outstretched3[to] disparage; look down on4disparaging; contemptuous; discriminatoryผิวpǐuผิวpǐu1skin2surface3complexion; skin tone
You shouldn't use the word 'âi-mêut'. It's an impolite and racist term.
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ครูสอนkruu sŏnนักเรียนnák riianว่าwâaการเรียกgaan rîiakคนอื่นkon èunว่าwâaไอ้มืดâi mêutเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng têeผิดpìtและláeแสดงถึงsà-daeng tĕungการgaanไม่mâiให้เกียรติhâi gìiatกันgan
The teacher taught the students that calling someone 'âi-mêut' is wrong and shows disrespect.
ในฐานะnai-tǎa-náคนรุ่นใหม่kon-rûn-màiเราraoควรkuuanช่วยกันchûuai-ganรณรงค์ron-ná-rongให้hâiเลิกใช้lə̂ək-cháiคำkamเหยียดyìiatเชื้อชาติchʉ́ʉa-châatอย่างyàangไอ้มืดâi-mʉ̂ʉtในnaiสังคมไทยsǎng-kom-tai
As the new generation, we should help campaign to stop the use of racist terms like 'âi-mêut' in Thai society.
การใช้คำgaan chái kamว่าwâaไอ้มืดâi mêutไม่เพียงแต่mâi piiang dtàeเป็นbpenการดูถูกgaan doo tùukปัจเจกบุคคลbpàt-jàyt bùk-konแต่ยังdtàe yangสะท้อนถึงsà-tón tĕungอคติà-kà-dtìทางtaangเชื้อชาติchéuua-châatที่têeฝังรากลึกfăng râak lúekและláeจำเป็นต้องjam bpen dtôngถูกtòokขจัดkà-jàtออกไปòk bpai
Using the word 'âi-mêut' not only insults an individual but also reflects deep-rooted racial prejudice that needs to be eliminated.
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
âi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
ไอ้âiไอ้âi1derogatory prefix (male-referencing)2this/that damn… (insulting)3familiar prefix (coarse, colloq.)derogatory prefix (male-referencing)Part 1
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มืดmʉ̂ʉtมืดmʉ̂ʉt1dark; lacking light2after dark; late3[to] get dark; become dark4gloomy; obscure (figurative)dark; lacking lightPart 2
ไอ้มืดâi-mʉ̂ʉtไอ้มืดâi-mʉ̂ʉtBlack person (slur)Black person (slur)Word