มาม่า
maa-mâaMeanings
1NounA2
Mama (brand of instant noodles)
A Thai brand of instant noodles; in informal speech, often used generically to mean instant noodles (regardless of brand).
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หิวhĭuหิวhĭu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)มาม่าmaa-mâaมาม่าmaa-mâa1Mama (brand of instant noodles)2online drama; controversy (internet slang)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket
I’m hungry; I’ll cook some instant noodles.
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เมื่อคืนmêuua keunผมpŏmไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-raiกินginเลยloieชงchongมาม่าmaa-mâaถ้วยtûuaiหนึ่งnèungแทนtaenข้าวkâao
Last night I had nothing to eat, so I made a cup of instant noodles instead of rice.
เวลาway-laaไปbpaiแคมป์káempเราraoมักmákพกpókมาม่าmaa-mâaไว้wáiเพราะpráwทำtamง่ายngâaiและláeอิ่มìmเร็วreo
When we go camping, we usually bring instant noodles because they’re easy to make and filling.
ร้านráanข้างkâangหอhŏมีmeeเมนูmay-nooมาม่าmaa-mâaต้มยำdtôm yamใส่sàiไข่kàiกับgàpหมูสับmŏo sàpที่têeนักศึกษาnák sèuk-săaชอบchôpสั่งsàngตอนดึกdton dèuk
The shop next to the dorm has a tom yum instant noodle dish with egg and minced pork that students like to order late at night.
2NounB2
online drama; controversy (internet slang)
An argument or controversy on the internet that attracts much attention, often with strong or exaggerated reactions.
Examples
โพสต์póhtโพสต์póht1[to] post (online)2post (online content)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมาม่าmaa-mâaมาม่าmaa-mâa1Mama (brand of instant noodles)2online drama; controversy (internet slang)อีกแล้วèek láewอีกแล้วèek láewagain; once more (often with annoyance)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเถียงกันtĭiang ganเถียงกันtĭiang gan[to] argue; quarrel; bicker (with each other)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคอมเมนต์kom-ménคอมเมนต์kom-mén1comment; remark2[to] comment (on) [sth]; remarkเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ร้อยróiร้อยrói1one hundred (100)2[to] string; thread; link together3[to] compose verse; write in poetic formข้อความkôr kwaamข้อความkôr kwaam1message; text2statement; content
This post has sparked online drama again, with people arguing back and forth in hundreds of comments.
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ฉันchănตามdtaamอ่านàanมาม่าmaa-mâaเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeอยู่yòoพักหนึ่งpák nèungแต่dtàeเลิกlêrkอ่านàanแล้วláeoเพราะpráwคนkonด่าdàaกันganแรงraengเกินไปgern bpai
I followed this online controversy for a while, but stopped reading because people were insulting each other too harshly.
มาม่าmaa-mâaรอบนี้rôp néeเริ่มrêrmจากjàakคลิปสั้นklíp sânที่têeถูกtòokตัดdtàtออกจากòk jàakบริบทbò-rí-bòtจนjonชาวเน็ตchaao nétแบ่งเป็นbàeng bpenสองฝ่ายsŏng fàaiและláeโต้เถียงกันdtô tĭiang ganทั้งวันtáng wan
This round of online drama started with a short clip taken out of context, dividing internet users into two camps that argued all day.
แม้máeเจ้าของjâo kŏngเพจpàytจะjàออกมาòk maaขอโทษkŏr tôhtแล้วláeoแต่dtàeมาม่าmaa-mâaก็gâwยังyangไม่mâiจบjòpเพราะpráwหลายคนlăai konมองว่าmong wâaคำชี้แจงkam chée jaengเลี่ยงlîangประเด็นสำคัญbprà-den săm-kan
Although the page owner has apologized, the online controversy still hasn't died down because many people feel the explanation dodged the main issue.
Word Breakdown
มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 1
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ม่าmâaม่าmâa1grandmother (colloq., Sino-Thai)2drama (clipped slang)grandmother (colloq., Sino-Thai)Part 2
มาม่าmaa-mâaมาม่าmaa-mâaMama (brand of instant noodles)Mama (brand of instant noodles)Word