แม่นม
mɛ̂ɛ-nomMeaning
1NounB1
wet nurse
a woman who is hired to breastfeed another woman's child; a wet nurse.
Examples
ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnin the past; formerlyเด็กทารกdèk-taa-rókเด็กทารกdèk-taa-rókinfant; babyบางคนbaang-konบางคนbaang-konsome people; some personsมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแม่นมmɛ̂ɛ-nomแม่นมmɛ̂ɛ-nomwet nurse
In the old days, some babies had a wet nurse.
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ในnaiละครlá-kɔɔnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiนางเอกnaang-èekถูกtùukเลี้ยงดูlíiang-duuโดยdooiแม่นมmɛ̂ɛ-nomตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛยังyangเด็กdèk
In this drama series, the female protagonist was raised by a wet nurse since she was young.
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaที่tîiร่ำรวยrâm-ruuaiในอดีตnai-à-dìitมักจะmák-jàจ้างjâangแม่นมmɛ̂ɛ-nomมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiให้นมhâi-nomลูกlûuk
Wealthy families in the past would often hire a wet nurse to help breastfeed their baby.
บทบาทbòt-bàatของkɔ̌ɔngแม่นมmɛ̂ɛ-nomในnaiสังคมไทยsǎng-kom-taiโบราณboo-raanมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngเพราะprɔ́ถือtʉ̌ʉเป็นส่วนหนึ่งbpen-sùuan-nʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเจ้านายjâo-naai
The role of a wet nurse in ancient Thai society was extremely important, as she was considered part of the master's family.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; basemother; momPart 1
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แม่นมmɛ̂ɛ-nomแม่นมmɛ̂ɛ-nomwet nursewet nurseWord