แม่ครองบ้าน(mâe krong bâan)
Meanings
1NounC1
mistress of the house; female head of household
a woman who manages or presides over household affairs; the matriarch or main homemaker (often formal or somewhat old-fashioned, similar to ‘แม่บ้านแม่บ้านmâe bâan1housekeeper; domestic worker2club house manager (Thai context)3homemaker; housewife/แม่ศรีเรือนแม่ศรีเรือนmâe sĕe reuuanideal homemaker; accomplished housewife’)
Examples
หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)แต่งงานdtàeng ngaanแต่งงานdtàeng ngaan1[to] hold a wedding; have a marriage ceremony2[to] get married; marryเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideลาออกlaa òkลาออกlaa òk[to] resign; quit; withdrawจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsมาเป็นmaa bpenมาเป็นmaa bpen1[to] become; serve as2[to] come in (a form/quantity)3for (a duration) up to nowแม่ครองบ้านmâe krong bâanแม่ครองบ้านmâe krong bâanmistress of the house; female head of householdเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceลูกๆlôok lôokลูกๆlôok lôokchildren; kids (plural via reduplication)
After getting married, she decided to resign from her job to become a homemaker to take care of her children.
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แม่ครองบ้านmâe krong bâanแม่ครองบ้านmâe krong bâanmistress of the house; female head of household