ลูกเมียน้อย

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Thai

Etymology

From ลูก (lûuk, child) +‎ เมียน้อย (miia-nɔ́ɔi, minor wife), literally child of a minor wife; as opposed to a child of the principal wife (of a polygamous man).

Pronunciation

Orthographicลูกเมียน้อย
l ū k e m ī y n ˆ ɒ y
Phonemic
ลูก-เมีย-น้อย
l ū k – e m ī y – n ˆ ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonlûuk-miia-nɔ́ɔi
Royal Instituteluk-mia-noi
(standard) IPA(key)/luːk̚˥˩.mia̯˧.nɔːj˦˥/(R)

Noun

ลูกเมียน้อย (lûuk-miia-nɔ́ɔi)

  1. (slang, idiomatic) anyone or anything that has not been treated as well as others; anyone or anything that gets poorer treatment than others.
  2. (literally) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ลูก (lûuk),‎ เมียน้อย (miia-nɔ́ɔi).