แม่เล้า

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Thai

Etymology

From แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ, mother) +‎ เล้า (láo, coop; pen; stable); literally "mother of the coop".

Pronunciation

Orthographicแม่เล้า
æ m ˋ e l ˆ ā
Phonemic
แม่-เล้า
æ m ˋ – e l ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboonmɛ̂ɛ-láo
Royal Institutemae-lao
(standard) IPA(key)/mɛː˥˩.law˦˥/(R)

Noun

แม่เล้า (mɛ̂ɛ-láo)

  1. (slang) woman in charge of a prostitution house or prostitution business: mistress, madam, etc.

Antonyms

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Synonyms

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