เมีย

See also: เม.ย.

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *miəᴬ (“wife”). Cognate with Lao ເມຍ (mīa), Lü ᦵᦙ (me), Tai Dam ꪣꪸ, Shan မေး (mée), Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mii).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicเมีย
e m ī y
RomanizationPaiboonmiia
Royal Institutemia
(standard) IPA(key)/mia̯˧/

Adjective

เมีย • (miia)

  1. (often used of animals) female.

Antonyms
Antonyms

Noun

เมีย • (miia)

  1. (informal) wife (married woman).

Synonyms
Synonyms — see ภริยา (pá-rí-yaa)
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