เม็ด

mét

Meanings

1NounA2

grain; bead; pellet

a small, typically round or oval piece of something, such as a grain of rice, a bead, or a pellet

Examples

ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyแต่ละdtàe láแต่ละdtàe lá1each (item considered separately)2each one; each person/thingเม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round itemsสะอาดsà-àatสะอาดsà-àat1neat; tidy2pure; innocent (morally clean)3cleanและláeและláeand (coordinating)สวยsŭuaiสวยsŭuai1beautiful; pretty2perfect; flawless (ironic)3nicely done; fine
Each grain of rice is clean and pretty.
2NounA2

seed; kernel

a small, hard part of a plant from which a new plant can grow

Examples

ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)เม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round itemsมะม่วงmá-mûuangมะม่วงmá-mûuang1mango (fruit)2mango treeในดินnai dinในดินnai dinin the soil; within the ground
I plant a mango seed in the soil.
3NounA2

tablet; pill

a small, solid dose of medicine to be swallowed

Examples

หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)บอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]กินยาgin yaaกินยาgin yaa[to] take medicine (orally)วันละwan láวันละwan láper day; each day (rate/frequency)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)เม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round items
The doctor told me to take one pill a day.
4NounA2

drop; raindrop

a small drop of liquid, especially a drop of rain

Examples

ฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round itemsน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)หน้าต่างnâa dtàangหน้าต่างnâa dtàang1window2window (computing)
Rain falls as small droplets on the window.
5ClassifierA2

classifier: small round items

a classifier used to count small round or drop-like items such as seeds, pills, beads, grains, or raindrops

Examples

ฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainลงมาlong maaลงมาlong maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underสามsăamสามsăam1three (3)2third (ordinal)เม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round itemsแล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)หยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; break
Only three raindrops fell and then it stopped.

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