แหม่ม
Thai edit
Etymology edit
Semi-learned borrowing from English ma'am, short for madam.
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | แหม่ม æ h m ˋ m | |
| Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | แหฺม็่ม æ h ̥ m ˘ ˋ m | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | mɛ̀m |
| Royal Institute | maem | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /mɛm˨˩/(R) | |
Noun edit
แหม่ม • (mɛ̀m)
- (dated, sometimes derogatory) western woman.
- (dated, sometimes derogatory) a term of address to a western woman.
- (card games) queen