เมีย
miiaMeanings
1NounA2
wife (informal/colloquial)
a wife; a married female partner; informal and can sound blunt, intimate, or vulgar depending on context
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเมียmiiaเมียmiia1wife (informal/colloquial)2female partner (animal)ทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâao[to] cook; prepare foodอร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He said his wife cooks very well.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanผมpǒmพาpaaเมียmiiaไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛที่tîiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt
Yesterday I took my wife to visit my parents upcountry.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเมียmiiaจะjàไปทำธุระbpai-tam-tú-ráต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngดูแลduu-lɛɛบ้านbâanเองeeng
Tomorrow my wife will go abroad on business; I have to take care of the house myself.
เวลาwee-laaเขาkǎoเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangงานngaanเขาkǎoมักmákเรียกrîiakคู่ชีวิตkûu-chii-wítว่าwâaเมียmiiaแบบbɛ̀ɛpกันเองgan-eengแต่dtɛ̀ɛอาจàatฟังfangตรงไปตรงมาdtrong-bpai-dtrong-maaในnaiที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaan
When he talks about work, he casually calls his spouse 'mia,' which can sound blunt in the workplace.
2NounB1
female partner (animal)
a female mate of an animal in a pair or breeding context
Examples
เสือโคร่งsʉ̌ʉa-krôongเสือโคร่งsʉ̌ʉa-krôongtigerตัวผู้dtuua-pûuตัวผู้dtuua-pûu1male (animal/plant)2male (connector/plug)หวงhǔuangหวงhǔuang1possessive; protective; unwilling to share2[to] be possessive of; guard jealouslyเมียmiiaเมียmiia1wife (informal/colloquial)2female partner (animal)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ฤดูผสมพันธุ์rʉ́-duu-pà-sǒm-panฤดูผสมพันธุ์rʉ́-duu-pà-sǒm-panbreeding/mating season
A male tiger is very protective of his mate during the breeding season.
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ชาวนาchaao-naaเล่าlâoว่าwâaควายkwaaiตัวผู้dtuua-pûuตามหาdtaam-hǎaเมียmiiaอยู่yùuหลายlǎaiวันwanหลังจากlǎng-jàakหลงฝูงlǒng-fǔung
The farmer said the male buffalo searched for his mate for days after getting separated from the herd.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiบันทึกban-tʉ́kว่าwâaลิงlingตัวผู้dtuua-pûuแบ่งbɛ̀ngอาหารaa-hǎanให้hâiเมียmiiaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอาหารaa-hǎanขาดแคลนkàat-klɛɛn
Researchers recorded that the male monkey shares food with his mate when food is scarce.
ในnaiฝูงfǔungนกเงือกnók-ngʉ̂ʉakตัวผู้dtuua-pûuจะjàเฝ้าfâoรังrangและlɛ́หาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎanมาmaaให้hâiเมียmiiaตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtช่วงchûuangฟักfákไข่kài
In hornbill flocks, the male guards the nest and brings food to his mate throughout the incubation period.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
miia
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |