หมดไฟ

Thai

Etymology

From หมด (mòt, “to run out”) +‎ ไฟ (fai, “electricity; energy; fire; flame; etc”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หมดไฟ h m ɗ ai f
Phonemic		หฺมด-ไฟ h ̥ m ɗ – ai f
Romanization	Paiboon	mòt-fai
	Royal Institute	mot-fai
(standard) IPA(key)		/mot̚˨˩.faj˧/(R)

Verb

หมดไฟ • (mòt-fai) (abstract noun การหมดไฟ)

1. (slang) to become fatigue or sluggish, especially at work; to undergo burnout.
2. (slang, of a male) to lose libido; to undergo erectile dysfunction.

Antonyms

• มีไฟ (literally “to have fire”)

References

• Royal Institute of Thailand. (2009). Photčhanānukrom kham mai lem sǭng chabap rātchabandittayasathān พจนานุกรมคำใหม่ เล่ม ๒ ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน [Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 2]. (in Thai). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. p. 132.