ทำเทียม(tam tiiam)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] make artificially; [to] imitate
To create an artificial version or imitation of something natural or original.
Examples
ต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)พวกนี้pûuak néeพวกนี้pûuak née1these (after a noun)2these ones; these people/thingsถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ทำเทียมtam tiiamทำเทียมtam tiiam1[to] counterfeit; [to] forge2[to] make artificially; [to] imitateขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] arise; appear; emerge5[to] become; start to be (change of state)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ตกแต่งdtòk dtàengตกแต่งdtòk dtàeng1[to] decorate; adorn2[to] edit; retouch; revise (content)3[to] garnish; dress (food/space)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้างสรรพสินค้าhâang sàp-pá-sĭn-káaห้างสรรพสินค้าhâang sàp-pá-sĭn-káaa department store
These trees were artificially created to be used for decoration in the department store.
2VerbB2
[to] counterfeit; [to] forge
To make an illegal or fake copy of something in order to deceive; to counterfeit or forge.
Examples
การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterทำเทียมtam tiiamทำเทียมtam tiiam1[to] counterfeit; [to] forge2[to] make artificially; [to] imitateเอกสารราชการèk-gà-săan râat-chá-gaanเอกสารราชการèk-gà-săan râat-chá-gaanofficial document; government documentถือเป็นtĕu bpenถือเป็นtĕu bpen1[to] be considered; be regarded; count as2[to] constitute; amount toความผิดอาญาkwaam pìt aa-yaaความผิดอาญาkwaam pìt aa-yaaCriminal offense; crimeร้ายแรงráai raengร้ายแรงráai raengserious; severe; grave
Forging official documents is a serious criminal offense.
Word Breakdown
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ทำเทียมtam tiiamทำเทียมtam tiiam[to] make artificially; [to] imitate