ເມຍ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *miəᴬ (“wife”). Cognate with Thai เมีย (miia), Lü ᦵᦙ (me), Tai Dam ꪣꪸ, Shan မေး (mée), Ahom 𑜉𑜣 (mī).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [miːə̯˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [miːə̯˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ເມຍ
  • Rhymes: -iːə̯

Noun

ເມຍ • (mīa)

  1. wife
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