เมียน(miian)
Meanings
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wife (colloquial/regional)
Colloquial or regional form of ‘เมียเมียmiia1female partner (animal)2wife (informal/colloquial)’ meaning wife; informal and used in some dialects.
Examples
แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2classifier: glasses of drink3crystal; precious gem4glass (material)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเมียนmiianเมียนmiianwife (colloquial/regional)เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ทำกับข้าวtam gàp kâaoทำกับข้าวtam gàp kâao[to] cook; prepare foodอร่อยà-ròiอร่อยà-ròi1[to] taste good; be delicious2delicious; tastyมากmâakมากmâak1many; numerous2very; extremely3much; a lot; greatly
Kaeo said his wife cooks very delicious food.
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In the evening I have to pick up my wife at the market before going home.
เวลาway-laaไปงานbpai ngaanญาติyâatแกgaeชอบchôpแนะนำnáe-namว่าwâaนี่nêeเมียนmiianผมpŏmแบบbàepกันเองgan eng
When he goes to relatives' events, he casually introduces, “This is my wife.”
ในหมู่nai mòoบ้านแถวbâan tăeoอีสานee-săanคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàeยังyangเรียกrîakภรรยาpan-rá-yaaว่าwâaเมียนmiianกันganเป็นปกติbpen bpòk-gà-dtì
In villages around Isan, elders still commonly call their wives 'mian'.