หมวด

Thai

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Possibly from aphaeresis of ขมวด (kà-mùuat).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หมวด h m w ɗ
Phonemic		หฺมวด h ̥ m w ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	mùuat
	Royal Institute	muat
(standard) IPA(key)		/mua̯t̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

หมวด • (mùuat)

1. category; class; order; sort; type.
2. cluster; group; knot.
3. department; division; section.
4. platoon.
5. (colloquial) platoon chief.

Usage notes

In the modern military and police systems of Thailand, a platoon chief needs to, at least, hold the rank of second lieutenant. So, colloquially, the term may also refer to second lieutenant.

Derived terms

• ผู้หมวด
• หมวดหมู่ (mùuat-mùu)