แม้ว

See also: แมว

Thai

Etymology

From Mandarin 苗 (miáo).

Compare Lao ແມ້ວ (mǣu), Northern Thai ᨾᩯ᩠᩶ᩅ, Khün ᨾᩯ᩠᩶ᩅ, Lü ᦶᦙᧁᧉ (maew²).

Pronunciation
Orthographicแม้ว
æ m ˆ w
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
แม็้ว
æ m ˘ ˆ w
แม้ว
æ m ˆ w
RomanizationPaiboonmɛ́omɛ́ɛo
Royal Institutemaeomaeo
(standard) IPA(key)/mɛw˦˥/(R)/mɛːw˦˥/(R)

Noun

แม้ว • (mɛ́o)

  1. Miao; Hmong; Meo (an Asian ethnic group whose homeland is in the mountainous regions around Guizhou, southern China, and northern Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand).

Synonyms
  • ชนเผ่าแม้ว
  • ม้ง (móng)

Proper noun

แม้ว • (mɛ́o)

  1. (politics) Thaksin Shinawatra (ทักษิณ ชินวัตร), a prime minister of Thailand.
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