เมินเฉย
məən-chə̌əiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] ignore; [to] be indifferent
to deliberately ignore someone or something; to be indifferent or unresponsive.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[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)3like; as (in the manner of)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำเป็นtam-bpenทำเป็นtam-bpen1[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)2[to] pretend; feign; act as ifเมินเฉยməən-chə̌əiเมินเฉยməən-chə̌əi[to] ignore; [to] be indifferent
He saw me, but he pretended to ignore me.
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Why are you being indifferent to my request?
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเมินเฉยməən-chə̌əiต่อdtɔ̀ɔลูกค้าlûuk-káaที่tîiกำลังgam-langรอคิวrɔɔ-kiuอยู่yùuทำให้tam-hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jai
The staff ignored the customers waiting in line, which made the customers feel dissatisfied.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanไม่ควรmâi-kuuanเมินเฉยməən-chə̌əiต่อdtɔ̀ɔปัญหาbpan-hǎaสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔmที่tîiทวีความรุนแรงtá-wii-kwaam-run-rɛɛngขึ้นkʉ̂nทุกวันtúk-wan
The government should not be indifferent to the environmental problems that are worsening every day.
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
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เมินməənเมินməən1[to] turn away; avert2[to] ignore; disregard3long; for a long time (Northern Thai)[to] turn away; avertPart 1
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เฉยchə̌əiเฉยchə̌əi1indifferent; unfazed2just; merely; simply3calm; unruffled4[to] stay indifferent/not reactindifferent; unfazedPart 2
เมินเฉยməən-chə̌əiเมินเฉยməən-chə̌əi[to] ignore; [to] be indifferent[to] ignore; [to] be indifferentWord