เมย
mer-iMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] be indifferent; pay no attention
Showing no interest, concern, or attention; chiefly used in the compound เฉยเมยเฉยเมยchə̌əi-məəi1indifferent; unresponsive; apathetic2indifferently; apathetically.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินผ่านdəən-pàanเดินผ่านdəən-pàan1[to] walk past; pass by (on foot)2[to] walk through; traverse (on foot)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉahelp; assistance; aidไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyเฉยเมยchə̌əi-məəiเฉยเมยchə̌əi-məəi1indifferent; unresponsive; apathetic2indifferently; apatheticallyโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่หยุดmâi-yùtไม่หยุดmâi-yùt1[to] not stop; keep going2non-stop; without stoppingถามtǎamถามtǎam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateสักsàkสักsàk1about; approximately2teak3[to] tattoo4any; even (a little); at allคำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utterance
He walked indifferently past someone asking for help without stopping to ask a single question.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanดูduuเฉยเมยchə̌əi-məəiตอนdtɔɔnฉันchǎnเล่าlâoข่าวดีkàao-diiฉันchǎnเลยləəiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kน้อยใจnɔ́ɔi-jai
My friend seemed indifferent when I shared my good news, so I felt hurt.
การที่gaan-tîiผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanยังคงyang-kongเฉยเมยchə̌əi-məəiต่อdtɔ̀ɔปัญหาbpan-hǎaที่tîiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanร้องเรียนrɔ́ɔng-riianทำให้tam-hâiหลายคนlǎai-konหมดmòtความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mânในnaiองค์กรong-gɔɔn
Management's continued indifference to the problems employees have raised has caused many people to lose confidence in the organization.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàดูduuเฉยเมยchə̌əi-məəiจนjonเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไม่ใส่ใจmâi-sài-jaiใครkraiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมีmiiคนkonเดือดร้อนdʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnเขาkǎoกลับglàpเป็นคนแรกbpen-kon-rɛ̂ɛkที่tîiยื่นมือyʉ̂ʉn-mʉʉเข้าช่วยkâo-chûuai
Although he seems so indifferent that he appears not to care about anyone, he is actually the first to lend a hand when someone is in trouble.
2NounC1
gaur (Northern Thai)
A Northern Thai name for the gaur, a large wild animal related to cattle.
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คนเฒ่าkon tâoคนเฒ่าkon tâoold person; elderly person; elderแถวนี้tăeo néeแถวนี้tăeo née1around here; nearby2this area; this neighborhood3approximately; around this time/amountเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionกระทิงgrà-tingกระทิงgrà-ting1gaur; large wild bovine2a fierce man (figurative)3bull; investor expecting prices to rise (finance)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเมยmer-iเมยmer-i1[to] be indifferent; pay no attention2gaur (Northern Thai)และláeและláeand (coordinating)เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเมื่อก่อนmêuua gònเมื่อก่อนmêuua gònformerly; previously; in the pastพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] find; discover3[to] encounter; experienceมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedบ่อยbòiบ่อยbòioften; frequently
The elders around here call the gaur 'moei' and say they used to see it often in the forest.
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หากhàakพบpópเมยmer-iระหว่างrá-wàangเดินป่าdern bpàaควรkuuanรักษาrák-săaระยะห่างrá-yá hàangเพราะpráwสัตว์sàtตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiชนิดchà-nítนี้néeอาจàatพุ่งpûngเข้าkâoทำร้ายtam ráaiเมื่อmêuuaรู้สึกrúu-sèukถูกtòokคุกคามkúk-kaam
If you encounter a gaur while hiking, keep your distance, because this large animal may charge when it feels threatened.
เสียงsĭiangกิ่งไม้gìng máaiหักhàkทำให้tam hâiพรานpraanเฒ่าtâoชะงักchá-ngákฝีเท้าfĕe táoก่อนจะgòn jàกระซิบgrà-sípว่าwâaฝูงfǔngเมยmer-iกำลังgam-langหากินอยู่hăa gin yòoไม่ไกลmâi glaiจากjàakลำห้วยlam hûay
The sound of a snapping branch brought the old hunter to a halt, and he whispered that a herd of gaur was feeding not far from the stream.
การกลับมาgaan glàp maaของkŏngฝูงfǔngเมยmer-iอาจàatเป็นbpenสัญญาณsăn-yaanว่าwâaผืนป่าpĕun bpàaเริ่มrêrmฟื้นตัวféun dtuuaทว่าtá-wâaก็gâwอาจàatนำไปสู่nam bpai sòoความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengระหว่างrá-wàangการอนุรักษ์gaan à-nú-rákสัตว์ป่าsàt bpàaกับgàpการทำgaan tamกินginของkŏngชาวบ้านchaao bâanหากhàakพวกมันpûuak manออกòkมาหากินmaa hăa ginในnaiพื้นที่เพาะปลูกpéun-têe pór bplòok
The return of the gaur herd may signal that the forest is recovering, yet it could also lead to conflict between wildlife conservation and villagers' livelihoods if the animals venture onto farmland to feed.