ตำแย

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicตำแย
t å æ y
Phonemicตำ-แย
t å – æ y
RomanizationPaiboondtam-yɛɛ
Royal Institutetam-yae
(standard) IPA(key)/tam˧.jɛː˧/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit आत्रेय (ātreya, literally “of, belonging to, or descending from Atri”), after Atreya, known in Thai as มหาเถรตำแย (má-hǎa-těen dtam-yɛɛ; "High Priest Tamyae"), a Hindu priest who wrote a treatise on midwifery.

Noun

ตำแย • (dtam-yɛɛ) (classifier คน or ท่าน)

  1. (หมอ~) traditional birth attendant.

Etymology 2

Hawaiian wood nettle

Noun

ตำแย • (dtam-yɛɛ)

  1. (botany) Hawaiian wood nettle, the plant Laportea interrupta of the family Urticaceae, having stinging hairs.
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Adjective

ตำแย • (dtam-yɛɛ)

  1. (colloquial) that stings or injures like Hawaiian wood nettle.
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