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| มวย muayM |  |
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| 1. | boxing; fistfight; pugilism; fisticuffs |
| 2. | knot; bun |
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| Phonemic Thai | มวย |
| IPA | muaj |
| Royal Thai General System | muai |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | boxing; fistfight; pugilism; fisticuffs | ||
| examples | มวยไทย   | muayM thaiM | Thai style kick-boxing; Muay Thai |
| มวยสากล | muayM saaR gohnM | (Western style) boxing | |
| สนามมวย | saL naamR muayM | boxing stadium | |
| ชกมวย | chohkH muayM | to box or fistfight | |
| เวทีมวย | waehM theeM muayM | boxing ring | |
| นักมวย | nakH muayM | boxer | |
| การชกมวย | gaanM chohkH muayM | boxing | |
| มวยปล้ำ | muayM bplamF | to wrestle | |
| การมวยปล้ำ | gaanM muayM bplamF | wrestling [the activity] | |
| มวยล้ม | muayM lohmH | boxing match premeditated to lose; phony fight; a fixed match | |
| ไหว้ครูรำมวย | waiF khruuM ramM muayM | the individualized dance performed by a Thai kickboxer before a bout to honor his trainer | |
| ต่อยมวย | dtaawyL muayM | to box; fight with one's fists | |
| มวยวัด | muayM watH | a free-for-all; a fight with no rules; a melee; brawl | |
| มวยคนละชั้น | muayM khohnM laH chanH | to box above one’s weight class | |
| มวยตู้ | muayM dtuuF | Thai boxing on television | |
| มวยฝีมือ | muayM feeR meuuM | technical-style boxing | |
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| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | knot; bun | ||
| example | มวยผม | muayM phohmR | knot; bun; chignon |
| sample sentence | เวลานั้นคนอังกฤษยังเป็นคนป่า เกล้าผมมวย นุ่งหนังสัตว์ เอาครามทาตัววิ่งโทง ๆ อยู่ waehM laaM nanH khohnM angM gritL yangM bpenM khohnM bpaaL glaoF phohmR muayM noongF nangR satL aoM khraamM thaaM dtuaaM wingF tho:hngM tho:hngM yuuL "At that time, the English were still primitives; they tied their hair in a knot; wore animal skins; painted themselves in indigo blue and ran around half-naked." | ||
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