Colours สีเลือดหมู sǐi lûeat-mǔu
maroon, burgundy adjective
- sǐi rising
- lûeat falling
- mǔu rising
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Parts: สีsǐi colour เลือดlûeat blood หมูmǔu pig
How to use it
Maroon is literally "pig's blood colour", สีเลือดหมูsǐi lûeat-mǔu, and it's the everyday name for burgundy clothes, cars and lipstick. A bright, deep red is แดงเลือดนกdaeng lûeat nók, "bird's blood red", and any dark red is simply แดงเข้มdaeng kêm.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- si lueat mu
- see luead moo
- lueat moo
- leuat mu
More colours in Thai
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