หญิงม่าย(yĭng mâai)

Meanings

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widow; divorcee

A woman whose husband has died or who is divorced and has not remarried.

Examples

ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)2aunt (older sister of father or mother)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsหญิงม่ายyĭng mâaiหญิงม่ายyĭng mâaiwidow; divorceeมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
My aunt has been a widow for many years.

Word Breakdown

หญิงyĭngหญิงyĭng1woman; female (person)2female; feminine3lady; noblewoman (title หญิง)Part 1
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ม่ายmâaiม่ายmâai1widow; widower; divorced person2widowed; divorced3not (informal spelling of ไม่)4[!] no! (informal spelling of ไม่)Part 2
หญิงม่ายyĭng mâaiหญิงม่ายyĭng mâaiwidow; divorcee