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mia noi

mia noi noun: minor wife; secondary wife; wife of inferior rank; concubine, mistress.

Noun

mia noi (plural mia nois)

  1. (Thailand) minor wife; secondary wife; wife of inferior rank; concubine, mistress
    • Many men in Thailand, both rich and poor, have a ‘mia noi’. A ‘mia noi’, roughly translated, means ‘minor wife’ or mistress and has been common in Thai culture for centuries. Even in modern day Thailand, many Thai men will have a mia yai, a major wife (the main wife) and then a mia noi.2011 June 22, “The Mia Noi or Minor Wife in Thailand: Yes, Thai Men Do Have a Mistress”, in Tasty Thailand
    Antonyms:
    mia luang

Antonyms of mia noi

Forms of mia noi

pluralmia nois

Origin of mia noi

From Thai เมียน้อย (miia-nɔ́ɔi).

Questions about mia noi

What does mia noi mean?
Mia noi means minor wife; secondary wife; wife of inferior rank; concubine, mistress.
What part of speech is mia noi?
Mia noi is a noun.
What is the plural of mia noi?
The plural of mia noi is mia nois.

Words near mia noi in the dictionary

  1. mia luang
  2. Mia Maid
  3. Mia Maids
  4. mia mia
  5. mia mias
  6. mia noi
  7. mia nois
  8. MIAA
  9. Miabas
  10. miacid
  11. miacids

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