เมกะ
mee-gàMeaning
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mega- (10^6); very large (informal)
a prefix denoting a factor of one million (10^6) in the SI system; informally, used to mean very large or massive in scale (especially in casual speech)
Examples
ไฟล์faiไฟล์faifile (digital)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoขนาดkà-nàatขนาดkà-nàat1size; dimension; magnitude2degree; extent3to such an extent; that much4even; to the extent that5as; to the extent of6very; extremely (Northern Thai)20เมกะไบต์mee-gà-báiเมกะไบต์mee-gà-báimegabyte (MB); 10^6 bytes (SI) or 2^20 bytes (binary)ซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorพอสมควรpɔɔ-sǒm-kuuanพอสมควรpɔɔ-sǒm-kuuan1moderately; fairly2moderate; reasonable; appropriate
This file is 20 megabytes, which is fairly large.
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เครื่องวัดkrʉ̂ʉang-wátบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaความถี่kwaam-tìiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi5เมกะเฮิรตซ์mee-gà-hə̂ətตามdtaamมาตรฐานเอสไอmâat-dtrà-tǎan-ées-aiที่tîiเมกะmee-gàเท่ากับtâo-gàpหนึ่งnʉ̀ngล้านláan
The instrument shows the frequency at 5 megahertz, per the SI standard where mega equals one million.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiคนพูดkon-pûutถึงtʉ̌ngโครงการkroong-gaanเมกะโปรเจกต์mee-gà-bproo-jèekของkɔ̌ɔngภาครัฐpâak-rátกันganเยอะมากyə́-mâak
These days people are talking a lot about the government’s mega projects.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtตั้งเป้าdtâng-bpâoสร้างฐานsâang-tǎanข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunระดับrá-dàpเมกะสเกลmee-gà-sà-geenรองรับrɔɔng-rápผู้ใช้pûu-cháiหลายล้านlǎai-láanคนkonพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gan
The company aims to build a mega-scale database that supports millions of users simultaneously.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mee
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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กะgàกะgà1work shift2with (informal)3[to] estimate; guess4[to] intend; plan (informal)5(dialectal) then; also; indeedwork shiftPart 2
เมกะmee-gàเมกะmee-gàmega- (10^6); very large (informal)mega- (10^6); very large (informal)Word