แม่ย่า

Thai edit

Etymology edit

From แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ, mother) +‎ ย่า (yâa, maternal grandmother).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicแม่ย่า
æ m ˋ y ˋ ā
Phonemic
แม่-ย่า
æ m ˋ – y ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonmɛ̂ɛ-yâa
Royal Institutemae-ya
(standard) IPA(key)/mɛː˥˩.jaː˥˩/(R)

Noun edit

แม่ย่า (mɛ̂ɛ-yâa)

  1. (colloquial) female deity; female guardian angel.
  2. (colloquial, dialect) mother-in-law (husband's mother).

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