มีม
miimMeanings
1NounB1
meme (internet joke/trend)
a piece of media or idea (image, video, phrase, etc.) that spreads rapidly online through imitation, variation, and sharing
Examples
เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see off7wholesaleมีมmeemมีมmeem1meme (internet joke/trend)2meme (cultural unit)แมวmaeoแมวmaeocatตลกๆdtà-lòk dtà-lòkตลกๆdtà-lòk dtà-lòk1funny; amusing; playful2jokingly; in a funny/silly way3a bit odd; ridiculous-looking (colloq.)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ไลน์laaiไลน์laai1LINE app; a LINE message2[to] LINE (message)3LINE ID4musical line
My friend sent me a funny cat meme on LINE.
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รูปrûupของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoกลายเป็นglaai-bpenมีมmiimดังdangไปทั่วbpai-tûuaอินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétภายในpaai-naiวันเดียวwan-diiao
His picture became a famous meme all over the internet within a single day.
ฉันchǎnไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiมีมmiimนี้níiเลยləəiคงkongเป็นเพราะbpen-prɔ́ฉันchǎnไม่ได้mâi-dâaiดูหนังduu-nǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนั้นnán
I don't get this meme at all; it's probably because I haven't seen that movie.
วัยรุ่นwai-rûnสมัยนี้sà-mǎi-níiสื่อสารsʉ̀ʉ-sǎanกันganด้วยdûuaiมีมmiimซึ่งsʉ̂ngสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngวัฒนธรรมย่อยwát-tá-ná-tam-yɔ̂ɔiและlɛ́อารมณ์ขันaa-rom-kǎnของkɔ̌ɔngยุคสมัยyúk-sà-mǎi
Teenagers these days communicate using memes, which reflects the subcultures and humor of the era.
2NounC1
meme (cultural unit)
a cultural element or idea that replicates and spreads from person to person (broader, non-internet sense)
Examples
แฟชั่นfɛɛ-chânแฟชั่นfɛɛ-chân1fashion; style2fashion; fashion-related (attributive)การใส่gaan-sàiการใส่gaan-sài1insertion; adding2putting on; wearingกางเกงยีนส์gaang-geeng-yiinกางเกงยีนส์gaang-geeng-yiinjeans; denim trousers/pantsถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpen[to] be considered; be regarded; count asมีมmiimมีมmiim1meme (internet joke/trend)2meme (cultural unit)ทางวัฒนธรรมtaang-wát-tá-ná-tamทางวัฒนธรรมtaang-wát-tá-ná-tam1cultural; of culture2culturally; in cultural termsอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ngอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ng1one thing/kind2for one thing; on one handที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแพร่หลายprɛ̂ɛ-lǎaiแพร่หลายprɛ̂ɛ-lǎai1widespread; prevalent2[to] be widespread; [to] be prevalentไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทั่วโลกtûua-lôokทั่วโลกtûua-lôok1worldwide; globally2worldwide; global
The fashion of wearing jeans is a type of cultural meme that has spread worldwide.
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แนวคิดnaeo kítเรื่องrêuuangประชาธิปไตยbprà-chaa-tí-bpà-dtaiสามารถsăa-mâatวิเคราะห์wí-króในฐานะnai tăa-náมีมmeemทางการเมืองtaang gaan meuuangที่têeทรงพลังsong pá-langซึ่งsêungจำลองjam-longตัวเองdtuua engและláeปรับเปลี่ยนbpràp bplìianไปbpaiในnaiสังคมsăng-komต่างๆdtàang-dtàang
The concept of democracy can be analyzed as a powerful political meme that replicates and adapts across different societies.
ในnaiทฤษฎีtrít-sà-diiของkɔ̌ɔngดอว์กินส์dɔɔ-ginมีมmiimคือkʉʉหน่วยnùuaiของkɔ̌ɔngวิวัฒนาการwí-wát-tá-naa-gaanทางวัฒนธรรมtaang-wát-tá-ná-tamซึ่งsʉ̂ngเทียบเท่าtîiap-tâoได้dâaiกับgàpยีนyiinในnaiทางชีววิทยาtaang-chii-wá-wít-tá-yaa
In Dawkins's theory, a meme is the unit of cultural evolution, which is analogous to a gene in biology.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnยุคyúkอินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétการส่งต่อgaan-sòng-dtɔ̀ɔมีมmiimทางวัฒนธรรมtaang-wát-tá-ná-tamเช่นchênเพลงพื้นบ้านpleeng-pʉ́ʉn-bâanหรือrʉ̌ʉตำนานdtam-naanต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiการบอกเล่าgaan-bɔ̀ɔk-lâoปากต่อปากbpàak-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpàakเป็นหลักbpen-làk
Before the internet age, the transmission of cultural memes, such as folk songs or legends, relied primarily on word-of-mouth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
miim
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |