เมะ
méMeanings
1NounB2
anime; Japanese animation
Informal: Japanese animated shows or films; anime.
Examples
วันหยุดwan-yùtวันหยุดwan-yùt1day off; rest day2public holiday3regular closing day (of a shop/business)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)นอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneเมะméเมะmé1anime; Japanese animation2top; dominant partner [in a relationship]เรื่องโปรดrʉ̂ʉang-bpròotเรื่องโปรดrʉ̂ʉang-bpròotfavorite (story/topic/subject)ทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole dayเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This holiday, I plan to lie around and watch my favorite anime all day.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanแนะนำnɛ́-namเมะméเรื่องใหม่rʉ̂ʉang-màiมาmaaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaภาพpâapสวยsǔuaiและlɛ́เนื้อเรื่องnʉ́ʉa-rʉ̂ʉangสนุกมากsà-nùk-mâak
My friend recommended a new anime, saying the art is beautiful and the story is very fun.
เมะméบางbaangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangก็gɔ̂สะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnปัญหาสังคมbpan-hǎa-sǎng-komได้dâaiลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ngกว่าที่gwàa-tîiหลายคนlǎai-konคิดkítนะná
Some anime reflect social issues more profoundly than many people think.
การออกแบบgaan òk bàepตัวละครdtuua lá-konในnaiเมะmèเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeมีเอกลักษณ์mee èek-gà-lákโดดเด่นdòht dènไม่เหมือนใครmâi mĕuuan kraiจนjonกลายเป็นglaai bpenที่จดจำtêe jòt jamไปbpaiทั่วโลกtûua lôhk
The character design in this anime is uniquely distinctive, becoming memorable worldwide.
2NounC1
top; dominant partner [in a relationship]
Slang: the 'top' or dominant partner in a relationship, especially in male-male fiction.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิยายní-yaaiนิยายní-yaai1novel; work of fiction2fiction; tale; storyเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พระเอกprá àykพระเอกprá àyk1leading man; male lead (actor)2male protagonist; hero (of a story)3the star; main attraction (figurative)ลุคlúkลุคlúklook; appearance; styleดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneขรึมๆkrĕum krĕumขรึมๆkrĕum krĕum1somewhat reserved; serious; subdued2in a reserved, subdued, or serious mannerนิสัยní-săiนิสัยní-săi1habit2character; dispositionก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเมะmèเมะmè1anime; Japanese animation2top; dominant partner [in a relationship]มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
In this novel, the main male character has a cool, stern look and a very 'top' personality.
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ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkนึกว่าnʉ́k-wâaตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnตัวdtuuaนี้níiเป็นbpenเคะkéพอpɔɔอ่านàanตอนdtɔɔnล่าสุดlâa-sùtแล้วlɛ́ɛoสรุปว่าsà-rùp-wâaเป็นbpenเมะméนี่เองnîi-eeng
At first, I thought this character was the 'uke' (bottom), but after reading the latest chapter, it turns out he's the 'seme' (top).
คนkonเขียนkĭianเก่งมากgèng mâakที่têeสร้างsâangคาkaaแรกrâekเeตอdtoร์rเมะmèลูกหมาlôok măaคือkeuภายนอกpaai nôkดูdooอ่อนโยนòn yohnแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแล้วláeoเป็นbpenฝ่ายfàaiคุมเกมkum gaymในnaiความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-pan
The author is very skilled at creating a 'puppy seme' (soft top) character—one who appears gentle on the outside but is actually the one in control of the relationship.
ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iเจอjəəนิยายní-yaaiที่tîiหักhàkมุมmumแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiที่tîiตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnที่tîiดูduuตัวdtuuaเล็กกว่าlék-gwàaกลับกลายเป็นglàp-glaai-bpenฝ่ายfàaiเมะméซะงั้นsá-ngán
It's not often you find a novel with a twist like this, where the character who looks smaller unexpectedly turns out to be the 'top'.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
mé
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 | — | — |