เมนชัน
meen-chanMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] mention; refer to; @mention [sb] online
To refer to someone or something. Especially on social media, to identify or address a user by including their username, often with an @ sign, linking to their account and potentially notifying them.
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]เมนชันmeen-chanเมนชันmeen-chan1[to] mention; refer to; @mention [sb] online2social media mention; @mentionฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โพสต์póotโพสต์póot1[to] post (online)2post (online content)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Please mention me in this post.
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ถ้าtâaอยากyàakให้hâiเขาkǎoเห็นhěnข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamก็gɔ̂เมนชันmeen-chanเขาkǎoในnaiความคิดเห็นkwaam-kít-hěnได้เลยdâai-ləəi
If you want him to see the message, just mention him in a comment.
ฉันchǎnเมนชันmeen-chanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanในnaiโพสต์póotร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakชวนchuuanเขาkǎoไปbpaiกินginด้วยกันdûuai-gan
I mentioned my friend in a post about a restaurant because I wanted to invite him to eat there with me.
ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเมนชันmeen-chanใครkraiในnaiโพสต์póotสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-náควรkuuanคิดkítก่อนgɔ̀ɔnว่าwâaเขาkǎoอยากyàakให้hâiบัญชีban-chiiของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengเชื่อมโยงchʉ̂ʉam-yoongกับgàpเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนั้นnánหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
Before mentioning someone in a public post, you should consider whether they want their account associated with that topic.
2NounB1
social media mention; @mention
A reference to or message addressing a user in a social media post, comment, or reply, often using an @username linked to their account.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)เมนชันmeen-chanเมนชันmeen-chan1[to] mention; refer to; @mention [sb] online2social media mention; @mentionจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirring
Today I received mentions from two friends.
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มีmiiเมนชันmeen-chanถึงtʉ̌ngฉันchǎnในnaiโพสต์póotนั้นnánแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiเปิดbpə̀ətอ่านàan
There's a mention of me in that post, but I haven't opened it to read it yet.
ฉันchǎnไม่เห็นmâi-hěnเมนชันmeen-chanของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəเพราะprɔ́ปิดbpìtการแจ้งเตือนgaan-jɛ̂ɛng-dtʉʉanไว้wái
I didn't see your mention because I had notifications turned off.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakโพสต์póotของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnถูกtùukแชร์chɛɛไปbpaiอย่างกว้างขวางyàang-gwâang-kwǎangก็gɔ̂มีmiiเมนชันmeen-chanเข้ามาkâo-maaมากmâakจนjonฉันchǎnอ่านàanไม่ทันmâi-tan
After my post was widely shared, so many mentions came in that I couldn't keep up with reading them.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
meen
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เมนmeenเมนmeen1main; primary2menstruation; on one’s period (colloq.)3Maine (U.S. state)main; primaryPart 1
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เมนชันmeen-chanเมนชันmeen-chan[to] mention; refer to; @mention [sb] online[to] mention; refer to; @mention [sb] onlineWord