เมกกะ

mék-gà

Meanings

1NounC1

Mecca; Makkah (holy city)

The holy city of Islam in Saudi Arabia; used as a proper name.

Examples

ชาวมุสลิมchaao mút-sà-limชาวมุสลิมchaao mút-sà-lim1Muslim (person)2Muslims (people collectively)ทั่วโลกtûua lôhkทั่วโลกtûua lôhk1worldwide; globally2worldwide; globalมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความฝันkwaam fănความฝันkwaam făn1dream (during sleep)2dream; aspiration; ambition3pipe dream; unrealistic idealที่จะtêe jàที่จะtêe jà1that/which/who will; that is/are going to2to (after a noun/adj; infinitival 'to')ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)เดินทางdern taangเดินทางdern taang1[to] travel; make a journey2travel; a journey (act of traveling) [formal/literary as noun]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ประกอบพิธีฮัจญ์bprà-gòp pí-tee hátประกอบพิธีฮัจญ์bprà-gòp pí-tee hát[to] perform the Hajj pilgrimageที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotนครเมกกะสักnák-hŏr-mék-kà-sàkครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (one’s life; way of living)2lifetime; lifespan3life (state of being alive)
Muslims around the world dream of making the Hajj pilgrimage to the city of Mecca once in their lifetime.
2NounC1

a mecca; hub; magnet (figurative)

A place regarded as a major center or popular destination for a particular group or activity (figurative use).

Examples

สำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingคนรักkon rákคนรักkon ráklover; sweetheart; romantic partnerหนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letter3study textตลาดนัดจตุจักรdtà-làat nát jà-dtù-jàkตลาดนัดจตุจักรdtà-làat nát jà-dtù-jàkChatuchak Weekend Marketคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectเมกกะmék-gàเมกกะmék-gà1Mecca; Makkah (holy city)2a mecca; hub; magnet (figurative)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsร้านหนังสือráan năng-sĕuร้านหนังสือráan năng-sĕubookstore; bookshopมือสองmeu sŏngมือสองmeu sŏng1second-hand; used2second-hand item
For book lovers, Chatuchak Market is a mecca for second-hand bookshops.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เมกmékเมกmék1megabyte (informal)2megabit (informal)3Thailand’s Meteorological Department (nonstandard abbr.)Part 1
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กะgàกะgà1estimate; guess2ration; allotted portion; quota3informal particle (colloquial contraction)4approximately; about5work shift6cowrie shell (archaic)Part 2
เมกกะmék-gàเมกกะmék-gàMecca; Makkah (holy city)