แม่ย่า

Thai

Etymology

From แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ, “mother”) +‎ ย่า (yâa, “maternal grandmother”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicแม่ย่า
æ m ˋ y ˋ ā
Phonemic
แม่-ย่า
æ m ˋ – y ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonmɛ̂ɛ-yâa
Royal Institutemae-ya
(standard) IPA(key)/mɛː˥˩.jaː˥˩/(R)

Noun

แม่ย่า • (mɛ̂ɛ-yâa)

  1. (colloquial) female deity; female guardian angel.
  2. (colloquial, dialect) mother-in-law (husband's mother).

See also

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