Jump to content

เม็ด

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Thai

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]
Orthographic/Phonemicเม็ด
e m ˘ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonmét
Royal Institutemet
(standard) IPA(key)/met̚˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

[edit]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩢ᩠ᨯ, Lao ເມັດ (met), Lü ᦵᦙᧆ (med), Tai Dam ꪣꪲꪒ, Shan မဵတ်ႉ (mâ̰et). Doublet of เมล็ด (má-lét) and เล็ด (lét).

Noun

[edit]

เม็ด • (mét)

  1. seed; grain; kernel
  2. any small round object
  3. (chess) queen
  4. pimple
  5. clitoris

Classifier

[edit]

เม็ด • (mét)

  1. Classifier for small round objects such as pills, seeds, small gems. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier

Derived terms

[edit]

See also

[edit]
Chess pieces in Thai · ตัวหมากรุก (dtuua màak-rúk) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
คิง (king)
ขุน (kǔn)
ควีน (kwiin)
เม็ด (mét)
เรือ (rʉʉa) บิชอป (bì-chɔ́p)
โคน (koon)
อัศวิน (àt-sà-win)
ม้า (máa)
เบี้ย (bîia)

Etymology 2

[edit]
This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “According to TDP, probably a euphonic rhyme element, perhaps semantically reinforced by the "seed" sense of Etymology 1.”

Noun

[edit]

เม็ด • (mét)

  1. used in various compounds for euphonic effect
Derived terms
[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  • “เม็ด” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.