แม่เบี้ย(mâe bîia)

Meanings

1NounC1

cobra hood marking; cobra crest

The eye-like marking or raised prominence on a cobra’s hood; a term known in Thai culture and literature.

Examples

นักวิทยาศาสตร์nák wít-tá-yaa sàatนักวิทยาศาสตร์nák wít-tá-yaa sàata scientistชี้ให้เห็นchée hâi hĕnชี้ให้เห็นchée hâi hĕn1[to] point out; highlight; make evident2[to] indicate; show (that)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeแม่เบี้ยmâe bîiaแม่เบี้ยmâe bîia1cobra hood marking; cobra crest2seductive, dangerous woman (literary)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)แผงคอpăeng koแผงคอpăeng komane (of an animal)งูเห่าngoo hàoงูเห่าngoo hào1cobra2turncoat (Thai politics, informal)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลายlaaiลายlaai1pattern; design2marking; stripe; streak3signature mark; distinctive mark (colloq.)4patterned; marked5[to] be patterned; show marks6pattern; design (classifier)คล้ายkláaiคล้ายkláai1similar; alike (predicative)2[to] resemble; be similar toดวงตาduuang dtaaดวงตาduuang dtaaeyeเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขู่kòoขู่kòo1[to] threaten; intimidate2[of animals] growl; hiss; threatenศัตรูsàt-dtruuศัตรูsàt-dtruuenemy; foe; adversary
Scientists point out that the mae-bia marking on a cobra’s hood looks like eyes to intimidate predators.
2NounC1

seductive, dangerous woman (literary)

By literary allusion in Thai works, a seductive woman associated with danger or fatal attraction.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเตือนdteuuanเตือนdteuuan1[to] warn2[to] remind3[to] caution; admonishผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offเข้าใกล้kâo-glâiเข้าใกล้kâo-glâi1[to] approach [sb/sth]; come near2[to] come close to (a state/result)3[to] approach (a limit)ผู้หญิงpôo yĭngผู้หญิงpôo yĭng1woman; adult female (person)2women's; female (as modifier)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectแม่เบี้ยmâe bîiaแม่เบี้ยmâe bîia1cobra hood marking; cobra crest2seductive, dangerous woman (literary)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนหลงkon lŏngคนหลงkon lŏng1a person who is lost2a deluded/infatuated personจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofพังpangพังpang1[to] break down; collapse; fall apart2ruined; a mess (plans/situations)3broken; not working4broke; flat broke (slang)ชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (one’s life; way of living)2lifetime; lifespan3life (state of being alive)
He warned me not to get close to that woman; she is a femme fatale who makes men fall and ruins their lives.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; basePart 1
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เบี้ยbîiaเบี้ยbîia1stipend; allowance; per diem2premium; fee (esp. insurance)3cowrie shell; small shell (former currency)4pawn (Thai chess)Part 2
แม่เบี้ยmâe bîiaแม่เบี้ยmâe bîiacobra hood marking; cobra crest