ເມຍ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *miəᴬ (“wife”). Cognate with Thai เมีย (miia), Lü ᦵᦙ (me), Tai Dam ꪣꪸ, Shan မေး (mée), Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mī).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [miːə̯˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [miːə̯˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ເມຍ
• Rhymes: -iːə̯

Noun

ເມຍ • (mīa)

1. wife