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Thai
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *miəᴬ⁴ (“wife”), from Proto-Tai *miəᴬ (“wife”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾ᩠ᨿᩮ, Khün ᨾᩮ, Isan เมีย, Lao ເມຍ (mīa), Lü ᦵᦙ (me), Tai Dam ꪣꪸ, Tai Dón ꪝꪸ, Shan မေး (mée), Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mī), Zuojiang Zhuang meh, Zhuang meh/maex.
Pronunciation
Adjective
เมีย • (miia)
- (chiefly used of animals, can be offensive if applied to humans) female.
- (slang) subordinate; inferior.
- ปลั๊กตัวเมีย
- bplák dtuua miia
- receptacle
(literally) female plug
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Noun
เมีย • (miia) (classifier คน)
- (informal, sometimes vulgar) wife: married woman.
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