แม่อยู่หัว

Thai

Etymology

From แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ, lady; mother; mistress; woman; etc) + อยู่ (yùu, to be at, in, on, etc; to remain, to stay; etc) + หัว (hǔua, head); literally "lady above [all/our] heads", "lady at [our] heads", etc.

Pronunciation

Orthographicแม่อยู่หัว
æmˋɒyūˋhw
Phonemicแม่-หฺยู่-หัว
æmˋh̥yūˋhw
RomanizationPaiboonmɛ̂ɛ-yùu-hǔua
Royal Institutemae-yu-hua
(standard) IPA(key)/mɛː˥˩.juː˨˩.hua̯˩˩˦/

Noun

แม่อยู่หัว (mɛ̂ɛ-yùu-hǔua)

  1. (historical) an honorific given to a female monarch, queen consort, or the like.

Antonyms

Antonyms
  • พ่ออยู่หัว
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