mɛ̂ɛmother, mum
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10คุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛmother (respectful)แม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-námriverแม่ยายmɛ̂ɛ-yaaimother-in-law (wife's mother)แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káamarket vendor (woman)here: “woman (in a trade)”แม่ครัวmɛ̂ɛ-kruacook (woman)here: “woman (in a trade)”แม่สามีmɛ̂ɛ-sǎa-miimother-in-law (husband's mother)แม่บ้านmɛ̂ɛ-bâanhousewife; housekeeperแม่กุญแจmɛ̂ɛ-gun-jɛɛpadlockhere: “main”แม่เลี้ยงmɛ̂ɛ-líangstepmotherพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparents
Kai says
Thai verbs don't change their endings for past and future. Context and words such as จะ, a future marker, tell you when something happens.