"mia noi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mia nois [plural]
Etymology: From Thai เมียน้อย (miia-nɔ́ɔi). Etymology templates: {{der|en|th|เมียน้อย}} Thai เมียน้อย (miia-nɔ́ɔi) Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} mia noi (plural mia nois)
  1. (Thailand) minor wife; secondary wife; wife of inferior rank; concubine, mistress Tags: Thailand Categories (topical): Female, Marriage
    Sense id: en-mia_noi-en-noun-YKVyVWth Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Thai English

Inflected forms

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