แหม่ม

Thai

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from English ma'am, short for madam.

Pronunciation

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

แหม่ม • (mɛ̀m)

1. (dated, sometimes derogatory) western woman.
2. (dated, sometimes derogatory) a term of address to a western woman.
3. (card games) queen

Derived terms

• แก้มแหม่ม