แม่เรือน(mâe reuuan)

Meanings

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housewife; lady of the house

the female head of a household who manages domestic affairs; a housewife or lady of the house.

Examples

คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsแม่เรือนmâe reuuanแม่เรือนmâe reuuanhousewife; lady of the houseที่ดีtêe deeที่ดีtêe deegood; suitable; desirableมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceจัดการjàt gaanจัดการjàt gaan1[to] manage; handle; deal with2[to] arrange; organize3[to] take care of; fix (informal)ทุกอย่างtúk yàangทุกอย่างtúk yàangeverything; all thingsในบ้านnai bâanในบ้านnai bâan1indoors; inside the house2domestic; at-home (modifier)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ขาดตกบกพร่องkàat dtòk bòk prôngขาดตกบกพร่องkàat dtòk bòk prông1deficient; incomplete; flawed2[to] be lacking; be deficient3shortcomings; deficiencies
My grandmother was a very good lady of the house; she managed everything in the home flawlessly.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; basePart 1
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เรือนreuuanเรือนreuuan1house; dwelling (traditional/wooden); hull/body (of sth)2classifier (ships/boats; houses—formal/lit.)3body; figure (formal/lit.)Part 2
แม่เรือนmâe reuuanแม่เรือนmâe reuuanhousewife; lady of the house