แม่เล้า
Thai
Etymology
From แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ, “mother”) + เล้า (láo, “coop; pen; stable”); literally "mother of the coop".
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | แม่เล้า æ m ˋ e l ˆ ā | |
| Phonemic | แม่-เล้า æ m ˋ – e l ˆ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | mɛ̂ɛ-láo |
| Royal Institute | mae-lao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /mɛː˥˩.law˦˥/(R) | |
Noun
แม่เล้า • (mɛ̂ɛ-láo)
- (slang) woman in charge of a prostitution house or prostitution business: mistress, madam, etc.
Antonyms
- พ่อเล้า
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