แต่งขึ้นมา(dtàeng kêun maa)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] make up; fabricate

to invent or fabricate something, especially a story, excuse, or details that are not true

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแต่งเรื่องdtàeng 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; criticizeป่วยbpùaiป่วยbpùai1sick; ill; unwell2[to] be ill; fall sick3be troubled (formal/lit.)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
He made up a story that he was sick because he didn't want to go to school.
2VerbB1

[to] think up on the spot

to come up with something spontaneously or improvise an idea or wording then and there

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ลืมleuumลืมleuum1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyเนื้อร้องnéuua róngเนื้อร้องnéuua rónglyrics; words of a songท่อนtônท่อนtôn1stanza; verse; passage2classifier (sections/lengths)3section (of the body)4section; piece (long, solid part)สุดท้ายsùt táaiสุดท้ายsùt táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyก็เลยgôr loeiก็เลยgôr loeiso; therefore; as a resultต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightแต่งขึ้นมาdtàeng kêun maaแต่งขึ้นมาdtàeng kêun maa1[to] make up; fabricate2[to] compose; create (a work)3[to] think up on the spotสดๆsòt sòtสดๆsòt sòt1very fresh2live (broadcast)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เวทีway-teeเวทีway-tee1stage; platform2forum; arena3ring; platform (combat sports)
I forgot the last verse of the lyrics, so I had to improvise it live on stage.
3VerbB2

[to] compose; create (a work)

to compose or create an original work such as a song, poem, or story

Examples

นักเขียนnák kĭianนักเขียนnák kĭianwriter; authorบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแต่งdtàengแต่งdtàeng1[to] dress; get dressed2[to] decorate; adorn3[to] compose; write4[to] modify; tune; customize5[to] marry (colloquial)6[to] arrange; set; styleนิยายní-yaaiนิยายní-yaai1novel; work of fiction2fiction; tale; storyเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaan1experience (event)2experience (knowledge/skill)ชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (one’s life; way of living)2lifetime; lifespan3life (state of being alive)ของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngone's own
The author said he composed this novel based on his own life experiences.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

กุขึ้นgù kêunกุขึ้นgù kêun[to] fabricate; [to] make up [sth]

[to] fabricate; [to] make up [sth]

คิดสดkít sòtคิดสดkít sòt[to] think on the spot; [to] improvise

[to] think on the spot; [to] improvise

ประพันธ์bprà-panประพันธ์bprà-pan1[to] compose; author (literary/music)2composition; a work (literary/music)3authorship; act of composing
  • [to] compose; author (literary/music)
  • composition; a work (literary/music)
  • authorship; act of composing
เรียบเรียงrîiap riiangเรียบเรียงrîiap riiang1[to] organize; arrange2[to] compose; write up; redraft3[to] compile; edit4[to] arrange (music)
  • [to] organize; arrange
  • [to] compose; write up; redraft
  • [to] compile; edit
  • [to] arrange (music)

Word Breakdown

แต่งdtàengแต่งdtàeng1[to] dress; get dressed2[to] decorate; adorn3[to] compose; write4[to] modify; tune; customize5[to] marry (colloquial)6[to] arrange; set; stylePart 1
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ขึ้นมาkêun 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)Part 2
แต่งขึ้นมาdtàeng kêun maaแต่งขึ้นมาdtàeng kêun maa[to] make up; fabricate