เมิน
məənMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] turn away; avert
to turn one’s face or attention away; to avert one’s gaze
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)เมินməənเมินməən1[to] turn away; avert2[to] ignore; disregardหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearหนีnǐiหนีnǐi1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
She saw me and immediately turned her face away.
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The boy averted the teacher’s gaze because he felt embarrassed for answering wrongly.
ผมpǒmยืนรอyʉʉn-rɔɔแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəกลับglàpเมินməənมองmɔɔngไปbpaiทางtaangหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangไม่mâiสบตาsòp-dtaaเลยləəi
I stood waiting, but she turned to look toward the window and didn’t meet my eyes at all.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukผู้สื่อข่าวpûu-sʉ̀ʉ-kàaoถามtǎamคำถามkam-tǎamส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaเขาkǎoจึงjʉngเมินməənกล้องglɔ̂ngและlɛ́หันไปhǎn-bpaiคุยkuiกับgàpผู้pûuจัดการแทนjàt-gaan-tɛɛn
When asked a personal question by reporters, he averted the camera and turned to speak with his manager instead.
2VerbB1
[to] ignore; disregard
to deliberately pay no attention to; to ignore or dismiss
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demandฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เมินməənเมินməən1[to] turn away; avert2[to] ignore; disregardและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตอบdtɔ̀ɔpตอบdtɔ̀ɔp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)
He called me many times, but I ignored him and didn’t answer.
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อย่าyàaเมินməənคำเตือนkam-dtʉʉanของkɔ̌ɔngหมอmɔ̌ɔเพราะprɔ́มันmanสำคัญsǎm-kanต่อdtɔ̀ɔสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəə
Don’t ignore the doctor’s warnings, because they are important for your health.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiข้อเสนอแนะkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌ə-nɛ́จากjàakทีมtiimเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangเมินməənและlɛ́ทำตามใจtam-dtaam-jaiตัวเองdtuua-eeng
Even with suggestions from the team, he still ignored them and did as he pleased.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtไม่ควรmâi-kuuanเมินməənเสียงsǐiangลูกค้าlûuk-káaหากhàakต้องdtɔ̂ngการรักษาgaan-rák-sǎaความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mânในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
The company should not ignore customers’ voices if it wants to maintain long-term trust.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
məən
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 | — | — |