เมตร

méet

Meaning

1NounA2

metre; meter (unit of length)

A metric unit of length equal to 100 centimeters (or about 39.37 inches); abbreviated m.

Examples

เชือกchʉ̂ʉakเชือกchʉ̂ʉak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostเมตรméetเมตรméetmetre; meter (unit of length)
This rope is one meter long.
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เขาkǎoวัดwátระยะทางrá-yá-taangได้dâaiห้าhâaเมตรméetจากjàakประตูbprà-dtuuถึงtʉ̌ngกำแพงgam-pɛɛng
He measured five meters from the door to the wall.
สระว่ายน้ำsà-wâai-náamกว้างgwâangสิบsìpเมตรméetยาวyaaoยี่สิบyîi-sìpเมตรméet
The swimming pool is ten meters wide and twenty meters long.
นักกีฬาnák-gii-laaกระโดดgrà-dòotได้dâaiระยะrá-yáมากกว่าmâak-gwàaแปดbpɛ̀ɛtเมตรméetในnaiการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnครั้งนี้kráng-níi
The athlete jumped more than eight meters in this competition.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is เมตร said เม้ด?

méet

  • Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ต is said like ด (t).Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written เม้ด (méet). The spelling rule would give a Falling tone.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

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

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

ResultSpoken tone

High tone

méet

Starts high and keeps climbing.

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

Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Falling tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written เม้ด (méet).

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——

The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.