เมต้า
má-dtâoMeanings
1Proper nounB1
Meta (company)
Meta, the technology company formerly known as Facebook, Inc., parent of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
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เฟซบุ๊กféet-búkเฟซบุ๊กféet-búk1Facebook (social network)2Facebook page/accountและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)อินสตาแกรมin-sà-dtaa-grɛɛmอินสตาแกรมin-sà-dtaa-grɛɛm1Instagram (platform)2Instagram account/profileเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationเมต้าmá-dtâoเมต้าmá-dtâo1Meta (company)2meta-; self-referential; about itself3meta; currently dominant strategies (gaming)
Facebook and Instagram belong to the company Meta.
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My friend just got a new job at Meta.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเฟซบุ๊กféet-búkเปลี่ยนbplìianชื่อchʉ̂ʉเป็นbpenเมต้าmá-dtâoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngการมุ่งเน้นgaan-mûng-nénไปที่bpai-tîiเมตาเวิร์สmee-dtaa-wə̂ət
The Facebook company changed its name to Meta to reflect its focus on the metaverse.
หุ้นhûnของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเมต้าmá-dtâoได้รับdâi-rápผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópจากjàakการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngนโยบายná-yoo-baaiความเป็นส่วนตัวkwaam-bpen-sùuan-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngแอปเปิ้ลɛ́p-bpə̂n
Meta's stock was affected by changes in Apple's privacy policy.
2AdjectiveB2
meta-; self-referential; about itself
Meta-; describing content about its own framework, rules, or concepts rather than the subject matter itself; self-referential or breaking the fourth wall. Example: มุกเมต้า (a meta joke).
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หนังnăngหนังnăng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkมุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkjoke; gag; comedic line/bitที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตัวละครdtuua lá-konตัวละครdtuua lá-kon1character (in a story, play, film, game)2player; person involved (in an event)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]หนังnăngหนังnăng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)มุกmúkมุกmúk1joke; gag (colloquial)2pearl3ploy; trick; line (colloq.)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเมต้าmay-dtâaเมต้าmay-dtâa1Meta (company)2meta-; self-referential; about itself3meta; currently dominant strategies (gaming)มากๆmâak mâakมากๆmâak mâak1very; extremely; so much (emphatic)2very many; a large amount of
This movie has a joke where the character speaks as if they know they are in a movie; it's a very meta joke.
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เพลงpleengนี้níiมันmanเมต้าmá-dtâoตรงที่dtrong-tîiเนื้อเพลงnʉ́ʉa-pleengพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnการแต่งเพลงgaan-dtɛ̀ng-pleengนี้níiขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa
This song is meta in that the lyrics talk about the process of writing this very song.
บทวิจารณ์bòt-wí-jaanนี้níiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiวิเคราะห์wí-krɔ́แค่kɛ̂ɛตัวdtuuaหนังnǎngแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenการวิเคราะห์gaan-wí-krɔ́เชิงchəəngเมต้าmá-dtâoที่tîiพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngบทบาทbòt-bàatของkɔ̌ɔngนักวิจารณ์ภาพยนตร์nák-wí-jaan-pâap-pá-yonด้วยdûuai
This review doesn't just analyze the film, but it's a meta-analysis that also discusses the role of film critics.
ละครเวทีlá-kɔɔn-wee-tiiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiทำลายtam-laaiกำแพงgam-pɛɛngที่tîiสี่อย่างsìi-yàangจงใจjong-jaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanแบบbɛ̀ɛpเมต้าmá-dtâoให้hâiผู้ชมpûu-chomตระหนักdtrà-nàkว่าwâaกำลังgam-langชมchomการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngอยู่yùu
This play intentionally breaks the fourth wall to create a meta experience, making the audience aware that they are watching a performance.
3NounB2
meta; currently dominant strategies (gaming)
The strategies, tactics, characters, or equipment currently considered strongest or most effective in a game, especially in competitive play.
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ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไต่แรงก์dtài-rɛɛngไต่แรงก์dtài-rɛɛng[to] climb the ranks (gaming)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂nเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂n1faster; more quickly2faster (than before)3[to] become faster; speed upก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerควรจะkuuan-jàควรจะkuuan-jà1should; ought to (advice/duty/appropriateness)2be supposed/expected to; should (by rule, plan, or normal circumstances)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)เมต้าmá-dtâoเมต้าmá-dtâo1Meta (company)2meta-; self-referential; about itself3meta; currently dominant strategies (gaming)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแพตช์pɛ̂ɛtแพตช์pɛ̂ɛt1patch (software)2[to] apply a software patch3patch (adhesive/covering)ปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-ban1present; current; contemporary2nowadays; at present3the present; the current time
If you want to climb the ranks faster, you should play according to the current patch's meta.
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ตอนนี้dton néeตัวละครdtuua lá-konนักเวทnák wâytคนนี้kon néeเป็นbpenเมต้าmay-dtâaใครๆkrai kraiก็gâwเลือกlêuuakเล่นlênกันgan
Right now this mage character is the meta; everyone is picking it.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakมีmiiการอัปเดตgaan-àp-dèetครั้งใหญ่kráng-yàiเมต้าmá-dtâoของkɔ̌ɔngเกมgeemก็gɔ̂เปลี่ยนไปbplìian-bpaiอย่างสิ้นเชิงyàang-sîn-chəəngทำให้tam-hâiผู้เล่นpûu-lênต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับตัวbpràp-dtuuaกันganใหม่mài
After the major update, the game's meta changed completely, forcing players to readjust.
ผู้เล่นpûu-lênมืออาชีพmʉʉ-aa-chîipบางคนbaang-konชอบchɔ̂ɔpที่จะtîi-jàคิดค้นkít-kónกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútที่tîiสวนทางsǔuan-taangกับgàpเมต้าmá-dtâoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangความประหลาดใจkwaam-bprà-làat-jaiให้hâiคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu
Some professional players like to invent anti-meta strategies to surprise their opponents.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เมต้า said มะ-เต้า?
má-dtâo
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
má
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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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ต้าdtâaต้าdtâa1Thai nickname (from Chinese 'big; great')2big; great (Sino-Thai, in names/phrases)Thai nickname (from Chinese 'big; great')Part 2
เมต้าmá-dtâoเมต้าmá-dtâoMeta (company)Meta (company)Word