ตำแย

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ตำแย t å æ y
Phonemic		ตำ-แย t å – æ y
Romanization	Paiboon	dtam-yɛɛ
	Royal Institute	tam-yae
(standard) IPA(key)		/tam˧.jɛː˧/(R)

Etymology 1

After Ātreya, from Sanskrit आत्रेय (ātreya, literally “of, belonging to, or descending from Atri”), known in Thai as มหาเถรตำแย (má-hǎa-těen dtam-yɛɛ; "High Priest Tamyae"), a Hindu priest who wrote a treatise on midwifery.

Noun

ตำแย • (dtam-yɛɛ) (classifier คน)

1. (หมอ~) traditional birth attendant.

Related terms

• ผดุงครรภ์ (pà-dung-kan, “modern midwife”)

Etymology 2

Hawaiian wood nettle

Noun

ตำแย • (dtam-yɛɛ)

1. (botany) Hawaiian wood nettle, the plant Laportea interrupta of the family Urticaceae, having stinging hairs.

Synonyms

• กะลังตังไก่
• ตำแยตัวเมีย

 

Derived terms

• ตำแยเครือ
• ตำแยตัวผู้
• ตำแยตัวเมีย

 

Adjective

ตำแย • (dtam-yɛɛ)

1. (figurative) that stings or injures like Hawaiian wood nettle.

Derived terms

• ปากตำแย