เมธา
mee-taaMeaning
1NounC1
wisdom; intelligence; knowledge (literary)
A literary term for wisdom, intelligence, or knowledge.
Examples
ชายชราchaai-chá-raaชายชราchaai-chá-raaelderly man; old manผู้นี้pûu-níiผู้นี้pûu-níithis personมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเมธาmee-taaเมธาmee-taawisdom; intelligence; knowledge (literary)ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)มักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forคำปรึกษาkam-bprʉ̀k-sǎaคำปรึกษาkam-bprʉ̀k-sǎaadvice; counselจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
This old man possesses wisdom, so the villagers often come to him for advice.
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ในnaiนิทานní-taanพระราชาprá-raa-chaaทรงsongยกย่องyók-yɔ̂ɔngเมธาmee-taaของkɔ̌ɔngบัณฑิตban-dìtผู้pûuหาทางhǎa-taangยุติyú-dtìความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngได้dâaiโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngใช้กำลังchái-gam-lang
In the tale, the king praises the wisdom of the scholar who finds a way to end the conflict without using force.
ผู้pûuเปี่ยมด้วยbpìiam-dûuaiเมธาmee-taaย่อมyɔ̂mรู้rúuว่าwâaเมื่อใดmʉ̂ʉa-daiควรkuuanเอ่ยyèeวาจาwaa-jaaและlɛ́เมื่อใดmʉ̂ʉa-daiควรkuuanนิ่งnîngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรับฟังráp-fangผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉn
Those endowed with wisdom know when to speak and when to remain silent to listen to others.
หากhàakปราศจากbpràat-sà-jàakคุณธรรมkun-ná-tamคอยkɔɔiกำกับgam-gàpเมธาmee-taaอันanล้ำเลิศlám-lə̂ətก็gɔ̂อาจàatกลายเป็นglaai-bpenเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉแสวงsà-wɛ̌ɛngหาประโยชน์hǎa-bprà-yòotโดยมิชอบdooi-mí-chɔ̂ɔp
Without moral guidance, even exceptional intelligence can become a tool for pursuing dishonest gain.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เมธา said เม-ทา?
mee-taa
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |