Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never inventedmother; mom; female parent; mother-in-law; person regarded as a female parentcurated
female parent of an animalwiktionary
used as a term of address or title for a female parent, mother-in-law, or person regarded as a female parent, and by such a person to refer to herselfwiktionary
female head, chief, or leader; woman in charge or authoritywiktionary
used as a term of address or title for a woman in authority, goddess, or royal woman, and by such a person to refer to herselfwiktionary
used as a familiar or affectionate term of address or title for a young or younger womanwiktionary
used as a term of address or title for any womanwiktionary
used as a modifier to indicate femininitywiktionary
used as a modifier to indicate charge, leadership, supremacy, superiority, or principalitywiktionary
body of water, such as a river or canalwiktionary
used as a title for a body of water, such as a river or canalwiktionary
celebrated woman, trans woman, or effeminate manwiktionary
used as a term of address or title for a celebrated woman, trans woman, or effeminate man, and by such a person to refer to oneselfwiktionary
Less common senses (1)
term for Thai syllable-final categories: กก for final [k], กง for [ŋ], กด for [t], กน for [n], กบ for [p], กม for [m], เกย for [j], เกอว for [w], and ก กา for an open syllablewiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesฉันตอบ "ค่ะแม่"
I answer, "Yes, Mom."
แต่ฉันคือแม่ที่ต้องทำหน้าที่แม่ให้ดีที่สุด
I'm a mother who must do her duty as best she can.
พ่อกับแม่ของฉันทำนา
My dad and mom farm rice.
แม่ของฉันขายอาหารอยู่ในตลาด
My mother sells food in the market.
มาจากแรงของแม่ ที่ทำงานในนา ทั้งที่หลังเริ่มไม่ดี
Comes from Mom's labor — she works in the fields, even though her back is starting to hurt.
Built from
From Proto-Tai *meːᴮ (“mother”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩵, Lao ແມ່ (mǣ), Lü ᦶᦙᧈ (mae¹), Shan မႄႈ (māae), Ahom 𑜉𑜦𑜧 (mē), Bouyei meeh, Zhuang meh.