เมด
mêetMeaning
1NounA2
maid; housekeeper
A domestic worker who cleans, cooks, or does household chores; a colloquial borrowing from English “maid.”
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเมดmêetเมดmêetmaid; housekeeperมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àat[to] clean [sth]; [to] make [sth] cleanทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
This house has a maid who comes to clean every day.
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Yesterday the maid helped cook and do the laundry for the whole house.
เขาkǎoจ้างjâangเมดmêetแบบbɛ̀ɛpอยู่yùuประจำbprà-jamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูแลงานduu-lɛɛ-ngaanบ้านbâanทั้งหมดtáng-mòtและlɛ́ช่วยchûuaiดูแลduu-lɛɛเด็กdèkด้วยdûuai
They hire a live-in maid to handle all the household chores and also help look after the children.
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mêet
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 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 | — | — |