เมตา(may-dtaa)
Meanings
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meta-; beyond or about itself/its category
used as a prefix meaning beyond or about itself; describes something that refers to its own type, structure, or rules rather than the direct subject
Examples
การที่gaan têeการที่gaan têethe fact that (formal; makes a clause act as a noun)ตัวละครdtuua lá-konตัวละครdtuua lá-kon1character (in a story, play, film, game)2player; person involved (in an event)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หนังnăngหนังnăng1leather2movie; film3thin sheet; membrane (informal)4skin; hideพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คนดูkon dooคนดูkon doo1viewer; spectator; audience member2audience; viewers (collective)โดยตรงdoy dtrongโดยตรงdoy dtrongdirectlyถือเป็นtĕu bpenถือเป็นtĕu bpen1[to] be considered; be regarded; count as2[to] constitute; amount toมุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkมุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkjoke; gag; comedic line/bitแบบbàepแบบbàep1model; pattern; design; template2style; type; kind; manner3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)5prototype; sampleเมตาmay-dtaaเมตาmay-dtaameta-; beyond or about itself/its category
When a character in a movie talks directly to the audience, it's considered a meta-joke.
Word Breakdown
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เมตาmay-dtaaเมตาmay-dtaameta-; beyond or about itself/its category