เม็ด
métMeanings
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; paddyแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láeach (item considered separately)เม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round itemsสะอาดsà-àatสะอาดsà-àat1clean2pure; innocent (morally clean)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)สวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatly
Each grain of rice is clean and pretty.
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Yesterday I strung a necklace from red beads.
He fried the beans until crispy; the beans puffed up nicely and looked appetizing.
ช่างchângยิงyingเม็ดmétโลหะloh-hàเล็กlékๆ-ลงในlong naiผนังpà-năngเพื่อpêuuaทดสอบtót-sòpความแข็งแรงkwaam kăeng raengของkŏngพื้นผิวpéun pĭu
The technician shot small metal pellets into the wall to test the surface strength.
2NounA2
seed; kernel
a small, hard part of a plant from which a new plant can grow
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[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.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoเราraoเก็บgèpเม็ดmétทานตะวันtaan-dtà-wanไว้wáiแล้วlɛ́ɛoปีนี้bpii-níiก็gɔ̂งอกngɔ̂ɔk
Last year we kept sunflower seeds, and this year they sprouted.
เธอtəəตากdtàakเม็ดพริกmét-príkไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะjàนำไปnam-bpaiเพาะpɔ́ในnaiสวนsǔuanเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa
She dried chili seeds to plant in the garden next month.
ครูkruuอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaเม็ดmétของkɔ̌ɔngพืชpʉ̂ʉtมีmiiอาหารaa-hǎanสะสมsà-sǒmสำหรับsǎm-ràpต้นอ่อนdtôn-ɔ̀ɔnที่จะtîi-jàงอกngɔ̂ɔkออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
The teacher explained that a plant’s seed contains stored food for the seedling to sprout.
3NounA2
tablet; pill
a small, solid dose of medicine to be swallowed
Examples
หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]กินยาgin-yaaกินยาgin-yaa[to] take medicine (orally)วันละwan-láวันละwan-láper day; each day (rate/frequency)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostเม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round items
The doctor told me to take one pill a day.
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Yesterday I forgot to take the last pill before bed.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngพกยาpók-yaaไปbpaiสองsɔ̌ɔngเม็ดmétเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaปวดหัวbpùuat-hǔuaระหว่างrá-wàangเดินทางdəən-taang
Tomorrow I need to carry two pills in case I get a headache while traveling.
ยาyaaนี้níiเป็นbpenเม็ดmétเคลือบklʉ̂ʉapกลืนglʉʉnง่ายngâaiและlɛ́ควรkuuanกินginหลังlǎngอาหารaa-hǎanทันทีtan-tiiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiดูดซึมdùut-sʉmได้ดีdâai-dii
This medicine is a coated pill, easy to swallow, and should be taken right after meals for better absorption.
4NounA2
drop; raindrop
a small drop of liquid, especially a drop of rain
Examples
ฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeตกเป็นdtòk bpenตกเป็นdtòk bpen1[to] become; end up (as)2[to] fall to; go to; come under [sb]'s possession/controlเม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round itemsน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)หน้าต่างnâa dtàangหน้าต่างnâa dtàang1window2window (computing)
Rain falls as small drops on the window.
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This morning light raindrops sprinkled down and made the road wet.
In the evening the raindrops grew bigger, so I had to open an umbrella.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupเม็ดฝนmét-fǒnที่tîiเกาะgɔ̀อยู่yùuบนbonใบไม้bai-máaiเพราะprɔ́เห็นhěnรูปrûupทรงหยดน้ำsong-yòt-náamชัดเจนchát-jeen
He likes photographing raindrops clinging to leaves because the droplet shapes are clear.
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
ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeตกลงมาdtòk-long-maaตกลงมาdtòk-long-maa1[to] fall down; come down2[to] drop; decrease (of values/levels)สามsǎamสามsǎamthree (3)เม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round itemsแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)หยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or school
Only three raindrops fell and then it stopped.
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Yesterday I took two pills before bed.
ปีหน้าbpii-nâaชาวนาchaao-naaจะjàหว่านwàanข้าวkâaoหนึ่งnʉ̀ngกำมือgam-mʉʉประมาณbprà-maanห้าสิบhâa-sìpเม็ดmétต่อdtɔ̀ɔหลุมlǔm
Next year the farmer will sow about fifty grains per hole.
สร้อยคอsɔ̂ɔi-kɔɔเส้นsênนี้níiใช้cháiลูกlûukปัดแก้วbpàt-gɛ̂ɛoร้อยทีrɔ́ɔi-tiiละláเม็ดmétจนได้jon-dâaiลายlaaiที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaan
This necklace uses glass beads strung one by one until the desired pattern is achieved.
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 vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mét
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 | — | — |