แต่งขึ้น(dtàeng kêun)

Meanings

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[to] make up; fabricate; concoct

To invent something that is not true or not based on fact, such as a story, excuse, or rumor.

Examples

เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)แต่งเรื่องdtàeng rêuuangแต่งเรื่องdtàeng rêuuang1[to] write a story; [to] create a story2[to] make up a story; [to] fabricateขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] arise; appear; emerge5[to] become; start to be (change of state)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillปวดท้องbpùuat tóngปวดท้องbpùuat tóng[to] have a stomachache/abdominal painเพื่อที่จะpêuua têe jàเพื่อที่จะpêuua têe jà1in order to; so as to (purpose before a verb)2so that; in order that (introduces a purpose clause)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไม่ต้องmâi dtông1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3[!] don't; no needไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
That child made up a story that he had a stomachache so he wouldn't have to go to school.