แหม่ม
Appearance
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Semi-learned borrowing from English ma'am, short for madam.
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic | แหม่ม æ h m ˋ m | |
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | แหฺม็่ม æ h ̥ m ˘ ˋ m | |
Romanization | Paiboon | mɛ̀m |
Royal Institute | maem | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /mɛm˨˩/(R) |
Noun
[edit]แหม่ม • (mɛ̀m)
- (dated, sometimes derogatory) western woman.
- (dated, sometimes derogatory) a term of address to a western woman.
- (card games) queen