แม่อยู่หัว

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Thai

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Etymology

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From แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ, lady; mother; mistress; woman; etc) +‎ อยู่ (yùu, to be at, in, on, etc; to remain, to stay; etc) +‎ หัว (hǔua, head); literally "lady above [all/our] heads", "lady at [our] heads", etc.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicแม่อยู่หัว
æ m ˋ ɒ y ū ˋ h ạ w
Phonemic
แม่-หฺยู่-หัว
æ m ˋ – h ̥ y ū ˋ – h ạ w
RomanizationPaiboonmɛ̂ɛ-yùu-hǔua
Royal Institutemae-yu-hua
(standard) IPA(key)/mɛː˥˩.juː˨˩.hua̯˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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แม่อยู่หัว (mɛ̂ɛ-yùu-hǔua)

  1. (historical) an honorific given to a female monarch, queen consort, or the like.

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