แม่ยาย
mɛ̂ɛ-yaaiMeaning
1NounA2
mother-in-law (wife's mother)
The mother of one's wife; a mother-in-law.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.แม่ยายmɛ̂ɛ-yaaiแม่ยายmɛ̂ɛ-yaaimother-in-law (wife's mother)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
This is my mother-in-law.
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Yesterday, my mother-in-law made very delicious green curry.
Next week, my mother-in-law will come visit us at home.
ผมpǒmเข้ากับkâo-gàpแม่ยายmɛ̂ɛ-yaaiได้ดีdâai-diiเพราะprɔ́ท่านtânเป็นbpenคนใจดีkon-jai-diiและlɛ́เข้าใจkâo-jaiผมpǒmเสมอsà-mə̌ə
I get along well with my mother-in-law because she is kind and always understands me.
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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แม่ยายmɛ̂ɛ-yaaiแม่ยายmɛ̂ɛ-yaaimother-in-law (wife's mother)mother-in-law (wife's mother)Word