แหม่ม

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Thai

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Orthographicแหม่ม
æ h m ˋ m
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
แหฺม็่ม
æ h ̥ m ˘ ˋ m
RomanizationPaiboonmɛ̀m
Royal Institutemaem
(standard) IPA(key)/mɛm˨˩/(R)

Noun

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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

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