เหม่ง
mèengMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
having a prominent or shiny forehead
having a large, prominent, hairless, or shiny forehead; slightly bald (often used playfully or affectionately)
Examples
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แซวว่าsɛɛo-wâaแซวว่าsɛɛo-wâa[to] tease that …; joke that …ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)เหม่งmèengเหม่งmèeng1having a prominent or shiny forehead2prominent forehead; baldy
My older brother likes to tease me about having a large, shiny forehead.
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วันนี้wan-níiอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnเธอtəəเลยləəiมัดmátผมpǒmเปิดหน้าbpə̀ət-nâaผากpàakเหม่งmèengรับลมráp-lom
The weather is hot today, so she tied her hair up, exposing her prominent forehead to the breeze.
หลานสาวlǎan-sǎaoตัวน้อยdtuua-nɔ́ɔiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnมีmiiหน้าผากnâa-pàakเหม่งmèengน่าเอ็นดูnâa-en-duuใครkraiเห็นhěnก็gɔ̂อยากyàakหอมhɔ̌ɔm
My little niece has an adorably prominent forehead; anyone who sees her wants to kiss it.
การตัดgaan-dtàtผมpǒmหน้าม้าnâa-máaเป็นbpenวิธีwí-tiiที่ดีtîi-diiสำหรับsǎm-ràpคนkonที่tîiไม่mâiอยากyàakโชว์chooหน้าผากnâa-pàakเหม่งmèengของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
Cutting bangs is a great way for people who don't want to show off their large foreheads.
2NounB1
prominent forehead; baldy
a prominent or shiny forehead; a person with a large forehead or bald head, often used playfully as a nickname or teasing term
Examples
ไอ้âiไอ้âi1derogatory prefix (male-referencing)2this/that damn… (insulting)3familiar prefix (coarse, colloq.)เหม่งmèengเหม่งmèeng1having a prominent or shiny forehead2prominent forehead; baldyวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâao[to] go eatกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Hey Meng (baldy), want to go eat today?
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Friends have liked playfully slapping my prominent forehead since I was a child.
เวลาwee-laaถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupเปิดbpə̀ətแฟลชflɛ̂ɛtทีไรtii-raiเหม่งmèengของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂สะท้อนแสงsà-tɔ́ɔn-sɛ̌ɛngทุกทีtúk-tii
Whenever taking photos with a flash, his shiny forehead always reflects the light.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛใครkraiจะjàเรียกrîiakเขาkǎoว่าwâaไอ้âiเหม่งmèengเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiโกรธgròotแถมยังtɛ̌ɛm-yangหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́ชอบใจchɔ̂ɔp-jaiอีกต่างหากìik-dtàang-hàak
Even though people playfully call him baldy, he never gets angry and even laughs in amusement.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ม puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
mèeng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |