Dictionary entry
แม่
mother
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 voicesพ่อกับแม่ของฉันทำนา
My dad and mom farm rice.
"แม่ไปเฮ็ดงาน" (แม่ไปทำงาน)
"Mae pai bon" — Mom's gone to work.
มาจากแรงของแม่ ที่ทำงานในนา ทั้งที่หลังเริ่มไม่ดี
Comes from Mom's labor — she works in the fields, even though her back is starting to hurt.
ไม่ต้องเงียบเพราะแม่นอนแล้ว
I don't have to be quiet because Mom's asleep.
ตอนเย็น พ่อ แม่ ฉัน และน้อง
In the evening — Dad, Mom, my sister, and I.
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.