แม่ญิง
mɛ̂ɛ-yingMeanings
1NounB2
woman; female (Northern Thai)
A woman or a female person. (Northern Thai dialect for ผู้หญิงผู้หญิงpûu-yǐng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier))
Examples
แม่ญิงmâe yingแม่ญิงmâe ying1woman; female (Northern Thai)2wife (Northern Thai)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เป๋นbpĕnเป๋นbpĕn1[to] be (Northern Thai)2[to] know how; be skilled (at [sth])3[to] have; suffer from (an illness)ไผpăiไผpăi1who?2anyone; anybodyกั๋นgănกั๋นgăn1each other; one another2together; jointly3[to] prevent; block; protect; separateเปิ้นbpêrnเปิ้นbpêrn1he; she; they (Northern Thai, 3rd person)2I; me (Northern Thai, familiar)งามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicelyแต๊ๆdtáe dtáeแต๊ๆdtáe dtáereally; truly
Who is that woman? She is very beautiful.
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ที่tîiเจียงใหม่jiiang-màiมีmiiแม่ญิงmɛ̂ɛ-yingขี่kìiมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanนักnákขนาดkà-nàat
In Chiang Mai, there are a lot of women who ride motorcycles to work.
ประเพณีbprà-pee-niiล้านนาláan-naaหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangมีmiiแม่ญิงmɛ̂ɛ-yingเป็นbpenผู้สืบทอดpûu-sʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔtและlɛ́มีmiiบทบาทสำคัญbòt-bàat-sǎm-kanในnaiการอนุรักษ์gaan-à-nú-rákไว้wái
In many Lanna (Northern Thai) traditions, women are the ones who carry them on and play an important role in their preservation.
เปิ้นbpə̂ənเล่าlâoว่าwâaสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnแม่ญิงmɛ̂ɛ-yingชาวเหนือchaao-nʉ̌ʉaส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiจะjàทอผ้าtɔɔ-pâaซิ่นsînใช้cháiเองeengในnaiครัวเรือนkruua-rʉʉan
He said that in the old days, most Northern Thai women would weave their own tube skirts (pha sin) for household use.
2NounB2
wife (Northern Thai)
A person's wife. (Northern Thai dialect)
Examples
อ้ายâaiอ้ายâai1I (older male); you (to an older male) (Isan)2older brother (Isan/Lao; also male slightly older)3you (rude/insulting; dialectal)4insulting prefix before a nounเปาbpaoเปาbpao1steamed bun (informal)2referee; umpire (colloq.)ปาbpaaปาbpaa[to] throw; fling; hurlแม่ญิงmɛ̂ɛ-yingแม่ญิงmɛ̂ɛ-ying1woman; female (Northern Thai)2wife (Northern Thai)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเปิ้นมาตวยbpə̂ən-maa-dtuuaiเปิ้นมาตวยbpə̂ən-maa-dtuuaihe/she/they come/came along (Northern Thai)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานแต่งngaan-dtɛ̀ngงานแต่งngaan-dtɛ̀ngwedding (ceremony/party); wedding event
Pao brought his wife along to the wedding.
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ถึงแม้จะtĕung máe jàทำงานtam ngaanอยู่yòoกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpแต่dtàeอ้ายâaiอินinก็gâwส่งsòngเงินngernกลับไปglàp bpaiหื้อhêuuaแม่ญิงmâe yingกับgàpลูกlôokตี้dtêeบ้านbâanตลอดdtà-lòt
Even though he works in Bangkok, In always sends money back home to his wife and children.
เปิ้นbpêrnบ่bòยอมyomย้ายไปyáai bpaiไหนnăiเพราะว่าprór wâaแม่ญิงmâe yingของkŏngเปิ้นbpêrnต้องdtôngดูแลdoo laeป้อแม่bpô mâeตี้dtêeแก่gàeแล้วláeoอยู่yòoตี้dtêeเจียงฮายjiiang haai
He refuses to move anywhere because his wife has to take care of her elderly parents in Chiang Rai.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แม่ญิง said แม่-ยิง?
mɛ̂ɛ-ying
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
mɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |