เมคมา

mêek-maa

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

made up; fabricated

made up, fabricated, or faked (slang, usually referring to a false story, excuse, or situation)

Examples

เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fangเล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fang[to] tell [sb]; [to] recount (to [sb]); [to] share what happened (with [sb])เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ดูเป็นduu-bpenดูเป็นduu-bpen[to] seem; [to] look likeเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)เมคมาmêek-maaเมคมาmêek-maa1made up; fabricated2[to] make up; [to] fabricateมากกว่าmâak-gwàaมากกว่าmâak-gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanเรื่องจริงrʉ̂ʉang-jingเรื่องจริงrʉ̂ʉang-jing1true story; real event2the real facts; what really happenedนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
The story he told us yesterday, I think it seems more like a fabricated story than the truth.
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ข้ออ้างkɔ̂ɔ-âangที่ว่าtîi-wâaรถติดrót-dtìtจนjonมาmaaสายsǎaiเนี่ยnîiaฟังดูfang-duuก็gɔ̂รู้rúuเลยləəiว่าwâaเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเมคมาmêek-maa
The excuse that traffic was so bad he was late, it sounds obvious that it's a made-up story.
ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangดาราdaa-raaคนkonนั้นnánแย่งyɛ̂ɛngแฟนfɛɛnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ถูกtùukเปิดเผยว่าbpə̀ət-pə̌əi-wâaเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเมคมาmêek-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างกระแสsâang-grà-sɛ̌ɛ
The rumor about that celebrity stealing someone's partner was eventually revealed to be just a fabricated story to create hype.
ตัวเลขdtuua-lêekในnaiบัญชีban-chiiเหล่านี้lào-níiดูduuไม่mâiสมเหตุสมผลsǒm-hèet-sǒm-pǒnเลยləəiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเป็นbpenข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiเมคมาmêek-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตบตาdtòp-dtaaผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan
The numbers in these accounts don't make sense at all, as if they are faked data made up to deceive the executives.
2VerbB2

[to] make up; [to] fabricate

to make up, fabricate, or fake something (derived from the English word 'make')

Examples

เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเมคมาmêek-maaเมคมาmêek-maa1made up; fabricated2[to] make up; [to] fabricateเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itselfทั้งนั้นtáng-nánทั้งนั้นtáng-nán1all of it; the whole lot2entirely; altogetherแหละlɛ̀แหละlɛ̀emphasis/focus particle (colloquial)
The story he told yesterday, he completely made it up himself.
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เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเธอtəəไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเมคมาmêek-maaใช่ไหมchâi-mǎiฉันchǎnจะได้jà-dâaiเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaสิ่งที่sìng-tîiเธอtəəพูดpûut
You didn't make this story up, right? So I can trust what you say.
ทนายฝ่ายจำเลยtá-naai-fàai-jam-ləəiอ้างว่าâang-wâaหลักฐานlàk-tǎanพวกนี้pûuak-níiตำรวจdtam-rùuatเมคมาmêek-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปรักปรำbpràk-bpramผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎa
The defense attorney claimed that the police fabricated this evidence to frame the suspect.
อย่าyàaคิดว่าkít-wâaประวัติbprà-wàtการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanที่tîiคุณkunเมคมาmêek-maaจะjàรอดพ้นrɔ̂ɔt-pónจากjàakการตรวจสอบgaan-dtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเราraoไปbpaiได้dâai
Don't think that the work history you faked will slip past our company's background check.

Tones

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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ค, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

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Result

Falling tone

mêek

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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