แม่ศิลป์
mâe sĭn
Meanings
1NounB1
Thai female personal name
A Thai female given name or nickname.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayแม่ศิลป์mâe sĭnแม่ศิลป์mâe sĭn1Thai female personal name2female master of an art; leading woman artist (honorific)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerบ้านเราbâan raoบ้านเราbâan rao1our house; our home2our country; Thailand3our hometown; our area
Tomorrow, Mae Sin will come to our house.
2NounC1
female master of an art; leading woman artist (honorific)
An honorific or figurative epithet meaning 'mother of art': a woman who excels in an art or craft; a leading woman artist or master craftswoman.
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทอผ้าtor pâaทอผ้าtor pâa[to] weave clothไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)งดงามngót ngaamงดงามngót ngaambeautiful; elegant; splendid (formal/literary)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ยกย่องให้เป็นyók yông hâi bpenยกย่องให้เป็นyók yông hâi bpen[to] praise [sb] as [sth]; [to] honor [sb] as [sth]แม่ศิลป์mâe sĭnแม่ศิลป์mâe sĭn1Thai female personal name2female master of an art; leading woman artist (honorific)แห่งhàengแห่งhàeng1of; belonging to (formal)2place; location (formal)3classifier: places/institutionsการทอผ้าgaan tor pâaการทอผ้าgaan tor pâacloth weaving; textile weaving
This grandmother weaves silk so beautifully that the villagers honor her as the 'mother of art' of weaving.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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ศิลป์sĭnศิลป์sĭn1art; artistry2artistic skill; craftsmanship; finesse3artistic; artful (attrib.)Part 2
แม่ศิลป์mâe sĭnแม่ศิลป์mâe sĭnThai female personal name