ผู้หญิง
pûu-yǐng/pʰuː˥˩.jiŋ˩˩˦/
The Thai word for woman, an adult female person, is ผู้หญิง (pûu-yǐng). If unsure, use ผู้หญิง. Wiktionary also lists ญิง (ying).
Meaning: adult female person (noun)
Ways to say it
| Thai | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| ผู้หญิง | pûu-yǐng | /pʰuː˥˩.jiŋ˩˩˦/ |
| ญิง | ying |
ผู้หญิง is the standard everyday term for an adult woman. For example, ผู้หญิงคนนี้คืออาจารย์ที่สอนเรา means this woman is our teacher.
What does it mean word for word?
ผู้หญิง is made of ผู้, person or one who and หญิง, woman or female.
Which one should you use?
ผู้หญิง is used for an adult. Thai has a separate word for a girl, built by putting the word for child in front of ผู้หญิง.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say that woman, add the classifier คน, used for people and the word นั้น, that, after the noun, giving ผู้หญิงคนนั้น.
How do you pronounce it?
ผู้หญิง is said pûu-yǐng, /pʰuː˥˩.jiŋ˩˩˦/, in two syllables. The first has a falling tone and the second a rising tone.
Did you know?
- In very formal or royal contexts, the word สตรี ('sà-trī') is used instead of ผู้หญิง to denote a lady or woman of high standing.
- In colloquial Thai, women sometimes refer to themselves or other women using สาวๆ to evoke a sense of sisterhood or a 'girls' night out' atmosphere.
- The word ผู้ is a grammatical tool that transforms an action into a person, much like how English uses the suffix '-er' in 'teacher' or 'runner'.
Examples in context
- ฉันเป็นผู้หญิงI'm a woman.ผู้หญิง follows the verb for to be, I'm a woman.Tatoeba #8709469 by pastelite, translation #1122514 by Shishir
- คุณคือผู้หญิงของฉันYou're my woman.ผู้หญิงของฉัน means my woman.Tatoeba #7879110 by pastelite, translation #2549404 by CK
- ผู้หญิงคนนั้นคือใคร?Who's that woman?ผู้หญิงคนนั้น means that woman, with the classifier คน.Tatoeba #8673107 by pastelite, translation #6440582 by CK
- 9 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
A man and a woman are talking about a colleague at work.
- ณิชา Nichaผู้หญิงคนนั้นเป็นยังไงบ้าง?phu-ying khon nan pen yang-ngai bang?How is that woman?
- วิทวัส Witthawatเธอเป็นผู้หญิงที่เก่งมากครับthoe pen phu-ying thi keng mak khrapShe is a very talented woman.
- ณิชา Nichaฉันก็คิดแบบนั้นเหมือนกันchan ko khit baep nan muean kanI think so too.
- วิทวัส Witthawatใช่ครับ เธอทำงานเร็วมากchai khrap thoe tham ngan reo makYes, she works very fast.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “woman” translations and entries ผู้หญิง, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
