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àËÁ×͹  meuuanR
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1.àËÁ×͹meuuanRsimilar; all the same; like; as
2.àËÁ×͹ æmeuuanR meuuanRvery similar; the same

pronunciation guide
Phonemic ThaiàËÚÁ×͹
IPAmɯ̌ːan
Royal Thai General Systemmuean

1. common Thai word   [adjective, conjunction]
definition
similar; all the same; like; as

synonymsÂѧ¡ÐyangM gaLas if; like; as; as though
Âѧ¡ÑºyangM gapLas if; like; as; as though
àËÁ×͹¡ÑºmeuuanR gapLsame as; similar to
ÃÒǡѺraaoM gapL[formal] like; as; same as; similar to
related words¤ÅéÒ khlaayHto seem; to resemble; to appear
´Ñè§ dangL[poetic, formal, written Thai] similar to; just like
´Ñ§ dangMsuch as; like; similar to; as
ÍÂèÒ§ yaangLlike; as
àªè¹ chehnFsimilar to; same as
»ÃдبbpraL dootL[poetic, written] as if; as; like such as; for example
»ÃÐ˹Öè§bpraL neungL[poetic, written] as if; as though; as; like; comparable to; comparable to
¾èÒ§phaangF[formal conjunction for poetic use only] as; like
à©¡chaehkL[formal conjunction used in written Thai or poetry only] as; like
à¾Õé§phiiangH[poetic use only] equal to; as...as; as; like
´Ñè§àªè¹dangL chehnF[written Thai] for example
àËÁ×͹¡ÑºmeuuanR gapLsame as; similar to
ÍÂèÒ§¡ÑºyaangL gapLlike; as; similar to; as if
ÃÒǡѺraaoM gapL[formal] like; as; same as; similar to
examples¤ÓàËÁ×͹khahmM meuuanR[colloquial term for] synonym
´ÙàËÁ×͹duuM meuuanRappears; looks like; seems like; to look like [implying: but in reality, is not; see ´ÙàËÁ×͹¨Ðʹء´Õ áµè¨ÃÔ§ æ áÅéÇäÁèʹء]
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thaaF khahmM khoonM sap[t]L nanH meeM khwaamM maayR meuuanR khahmM naamM reuuR maayR khwaamM waaF bpenM khaawngR reuuR bpenM reuuangF khaawngR khahmM naamM nanH haiF thapH sap[t]L naiM ruupF khahmM naamM chehnF
If the adjective has the same meaning as the associated noun, or carries the meaning of “is an element of” or “is about” the noun, the adjective should be transcribed in the same form as the noun, for example:
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bpenM maH noot[y]H sootL bpraL seertL leertF khoonM khaaF gwaaL banM daaM fuungR sat[w]L daehM ratH chaanR johngM faaL fanM phatH naaM wiH chaaM gaanM yaaL laangH phlaanR reuuM khehnL khaaF beeM thaaM khraiM maiF theuuR thohtF grohtL chaaengF satH heutH hatH daaL hatL aL phaiM meuuanR geeM laaM atL chaaM saiR bpaL dtiL batL bpraL phreutH gohtL gahmM nohtL jaiM phuutF jaaM haiF jaH jaH jaaR jaaR naaF fangM eeuyM
[a Thai pangram (a sentence using every letter of the alphabet)]
ÃʪҵÔàËÁ×͹¡Ô¹¡ÃдÒÉ
rohtH chaatF meuuanR ginM graL daatL
food as tasteless as eating paper
ÊÃзÕèàËÁ×͹¾ÂÑ­ª¹ÐsaL raL theeF meuuanR phaH yanM chaH naH[Thai linguistics] vowel which functions as a consonant, such as Ä ÄÒ Æ ÆÒ ÍÓ äÍ ãÍ or àÍÒ (Æ and ÆÒ are obsolete)
àËÁ×͹¡Ñ¹meuuanR ganMalike; identical; same as; same; too; also
àËÁ×͹¡ÑºmeuuanR gapLsame as; similar to
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meuuanR gapL theeF khohnM thaiM dtaawngF phaL cheernM ganM yuuL naiM dtaawnM neeH reuuR maiF geeL wanM napH jaakL neeH bpaiM
It seems that Thai must confront this issue right now, or if not (now), sometime in the near future.
àËÁ×͹¤Ãͺ¤ÃÑÇmeuuanR khraawpF khruaaMhomey
àËÁ×͹¨ÃÔ§meuuanR jingMrealistic
àËÁ×͹à´ç¡meuuanR dekLchildish; child-like
àËÁ×͹à´ÔÁmeuuanR deermMsame as always; still the same; as it was at the beginning
àËÁ×͹ÇèÒmeuuanR waaFsame as...
sample
sentences
¡ÒÃÈÖ¡ÉÒÁÇŪ¹áÅÐÃкºÊ×èÍÊÒäÁ¹Ò¤ÁÊÁÑÂãËÁè¡ÓÅѧ·ÓãËéÀÒÉÒµèÒ§ æ ¹Ò¹Òã¹âÅ¡ÃèǧËÅè¹Å§ÁÒàËÁ×͹ãºäÁé¡ÅÒ§Ä´ÙáÅé§
gaanM seukL saaR muaanM chohnM laeH raH bohpL seuuL saanR khaH maH naaM khohmM saL maiR maiL gahmM langM thahmM haiF phaaM saaR dtaangL dtaangL naaM naaM naiM lohkF ruaangF lohnL lohngM maaM meuuanR baiM maaiH glaangM reuH duuM laaengH
"Public education and modern communication systems are causing many different languages to fall like leaves in the dry season."
¢ÂѹàËÁ×͹Á´
khaL yanR meuuanR mohtH
"To be as diligent as an ant."
¢ÍãËé¤ÙèºèÒÇÊÒÇÁÕ¤ÇÒÁÊØ¢ ÃÑ¡¡Ñ¹àËÁ×͹Çѹ¹ÕéáÅеèÍä»·Ø¡ æ ÇѹµÅÍ´ä»
khaawR haiF khuuF baaoL saaoR meeM khwaamM sookL rakH ganM meuuanR wanM neeH laeH dtaawL bpaiM thookH thookH wanM dtaL laawtL bpaiM
"May you, the bride and groom, be happy with and love each other each forever, just as you do today."
à¢Òà´ÕëÂǹÕéäÁèàËÁ×͹¡Ñºà¢Òáµè¡è͹
khaoR diaaoR neeH maiF meuuanR gapL khaoR dtaaeL gaawnL
At this time he is not like he once was.
¤¹´Õà´ÕëÂǹÕéäÁèàËÁ×͹¡Ñº¤¹´Õáµè¡è͹
khohnM deeM diaaoR neeH maiF meuuanR gapL khohnM deeM dtaaeL gaawnL
A good person at present is not like a good person in the past.
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khwaamM rakH meuuanR rohM khaaM banM daanM dtaaM haiF meuutF mohnM
"Love is blind."
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ngaayF meuuanR bpaawkL gluayF khaoF bpaakL
"A piece of cake."
¨¹¶Ö§ ø âÁ§àªéҢͧÇѹ·Õèòô ÁԶعÒ¹ñùóò ¢èÒÇ¡Òû¯ÔÇѵÔä´éá¼è¡ÃШÒÂä»·ÑèÇ¡ÃØ§à·¾Ï àËÁ×͹¡ÑºÁÕàÊÕ§¢èÒÇÇÔ·ÂØ
johnM theungR bpaaetL mohngM chaaoH khaawngR wanM theeF saawngR seeL miH thooL naaM yohnM neungL gaoF saamR saawngR khaaoL gaanM bpaL dtiL watH daiF phaaeL graL jaayM bpaiM thuaaF groongM thaehpF meuuanR gapL meeM siiangR khaaoL witH thaH yooH
"Before 8:00 am of 24 June 1932 the news of the revolution spread throughout Bangkok; it was as if the event had been announced on the radio."
¨Ò¡àÃ×͹àËÁ×͹¹¡¨Ò¡Ãѧ
jaakL reuuanM meuuanR nohkH jaakL rangM
"East, west, home is best."
µèÒ§¡Ñ¹àËÁ×͹ªéÒ§¡ÑºÂا
dtaangL ganM meuuanR chaangH gapL yoongM
"(To be different like) chalk and cheese."
ã¹á¹Ç·Ò§¢Í§¼ÙéàªÕèÂǪҭ ´ÙàËÁ×͹¨Ðà¾è§àÅç§ä»ÍÂÙè·Õè¡ÒÃà¾ÔèÁ¾×é¹·Õè¡ÒÃà¾ÒлÅÙ¡¢Í§âÅ¡ãËéÁÒ¡¢Öé¹
naiM naaeoM thaangM khaawngR phuuF chiaaoF chaanM duuM meuuanR jaL phehngF lengM bpaiM yuuL theeF gaanM pheermF pheuunH theeF gaanM phawH bpluukL khaawngR lohkF haiF maakF kheunF
"Looking at expert models, it appears that they are keeping an eye on increasing the amount of land world-wide devoted to farming."
»Ãоѹ¸ÊÃþ¹ÒÁ áÅлÃоѹ¸ÇÔàÈɳì áÁé¨Ðãªé¤ÓºÒ§¤ÓàËÁ×͹¡Ñ¹ àªè¹ ·Õè «Öè§ Íѹ áµèÁÕ¢éÍᵡµèÒ§¡Ñ¹ ´Ñ§¹Õé
bpraL phanM thaH sapL phaH naamM laeH bpraL phanM thaH wiH saeht[n]L maaeH jaL chaiH khahmM baangM khahmM meuuanR ganM chehnF theeF seungF anM dtaaeL meeM khaawF dtaaekL dtaangL ganM dangM neeH
Even though relative pronouns and relative modifiers use the same words, for example, “that,” “which,” “the one that,” there are differences, as in the following:
»Ñ­ËÒ·Ø¡ÍÂèÒ§·Õèà¡Ô´¢Ö鹨¹¡ÅÒÂà»ç¹Çԡĵ㹤ÃÑé§¹Õé ¾Ñ¹¡Ñ¹à»ç¹Ëèǧâ«èàËÁ×͹§Ù¡Ô¹ËÒ§
bpanM haaR thookH yaangL theeF geertL kheunF johnM glaayM bpenM wiH gritL naiM khrangH neeH phanM ganM bpenM huaangL sohF meuuanR nguuM ginM haangR
"All these problems which have arisen to the level of crisis this time are connected in a chain like a snake eating its tail."
ÊÕÊѹ¢Í§´Í¡äÁéã¹ÊǹÅÒ¹µÒä»ËÁ´àËÁ×͹ÊÕÃØé§
seeR sanR khaawngR daawkL maaiH naiM suaanR laanM dtaaM bpaiM mohtL meuuanR seeR roongH
"The colors of the flowers in the garden bedazzle the eye like the colors of a rainbow."
2. àËÁ×͹ æ  meuuanR meuuanR  [adjective]
definition
very similar; the same

sample
sentence
·ÕÁàËÁ×͹ æ ¡Ñ¹ áµèà¨éÒ¶Ô蹺ÒÃìà«âÅ¹Ò ¡çÂѧ¤§à©Õº¤Á¡ÇèÒ
theemM meuuanR meuuanR ganM dtaaeL jaoF thinL baa[r]M saehM lohM naaM gawF yangM khohngM chiiapL khohmM gwaaL
"Both teams are about evenly matched but the home team, Barcelona, is probably a bit sharper."

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