mutes is a form of:

Mute



noun
1.
មនុស្សគ
adjective
1.
(Silent, refraining from speaking, not having the power of speech, not pronounced as. -mute swan a commonly domesticated white swan) mute person ដែលគ, keep a mutation silence ដែលគ្មាននិយាយស្ដីសោះ, mute him ដែលមិនត្រូវបញ្ចេញសំឡេង
Example: Stare in mute amazement.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) Mute a trumpet បង្អន់សំឡេង, mute their protest បង្អន់
  • deaf mute
    - មនុស្សថ្លង់គ
  • Stand mute
    - នៅស្ងៀមស្ងាត់, មិនជជែកតវ៉ា
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The dung of birds.
2.
One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause.
3.
One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute.
4.
A person employed by undertakers at a funeral.
5.
A person whose part in a play does not require him to speak.
6.
A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, p, b, d, k, t.
7.
A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone.
8.
Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is selected for his place because he can not speak.
adjective
1.
Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.
2.
Incapable of speaking; dumb.
3.
Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; -- said of certain letters.
4.
Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a metal.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To cast off; to molt.
2.
(TRANSITIVE, INTRANSITIVE) To eject the contents of the bowels; -- said of birds.
1.
inarticulate, dumb, hushed, noiseless, peaceful, quiet, silent, still, taciturn, tranquil
1.
clamorous, loud, noisy, raucous