ม่า

mâa

Meanings

1NounA2

mother (informal/regional)

An informal Thai form used to mean “mother,” found in some dialects and in casual/online speech.

Examples

ม่าmâaม่าmâa1mother (informal/regional)2mother (Sino-Thai borrowing)3drama (clipped slang)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainไหนnăiไหนnăi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4ever; any (indefinite)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)หิวข้าวhĭu kâaoหิวข้าวhĭu kâaohungry; wanting a mealแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
Mom, where are you? I’m hungry.
2NounB1

drama (clipped slang)

A clipped slang form of “ดราม่าดราม่าdraa-mâa1drama (genre)2overblown emotional fuss; online drama (slang)” (drama), referring to fuss, conflict, or attention-seeking emotional posts on social media.

Examples

เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightกลุ่มเราglùm raoกลุ่มเราglùm raoour groupมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoม่าmâaม่าmâa1mother (informal/regional)2mother (Sino-Thai borrowing)3drama (clipped slang)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ทวิตtá-wítทวิตtá-wít1[to] tweet; post on X2a tweet; post on Xคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเถียงกันtĭiang ganเถียงกันtĭiang gan[to] argue; quarrel; bicker (with each other)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] lengthen; grow longเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Last night our group had drama on Twitter; people argued for a long time.
3NounB1

mother (Sino-Thai borrowing)

Use modeled on Chinese ‘妈/媽’ (mā), used among Sino-Thai speakers or in chats to informally address one’s mother.

Examples

ม่าmâaม่าmâa1mother (informal/regional)2mother (Sino-Thai borrowing)3drama (clipped slang)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)หนูnŏoหนูnŏo1mouse; rat2you (addressing a child/younger person)3I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กลับดึกglàp dèukกลับดึกglàp dèuk[to] return late at nightนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)ไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไม่ต้องmâi dtông1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3[!] don't; no needรอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; await
Ma, I’ll be home late today; no need to wait up.