หมอย

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Thai[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ʰmwuːjᴬ (“pubic hair”). Cognate with Lao ໝອຍ (mǭi), Shan မွႆ (mǎui), Aiton မွႝ (moy), Phake မွႝ (moy), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜩 (moy), Zhuang mi, moi. Compare Proto-Austronesian *kumiS (whence Thao kumish (“beard, pubic hair”)).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicหมอย
h m ɒ y
Phonemic
{Short}
หฺมอย
h ̥ m ɒ y
หฺม็อย
h ̥ m ˘ ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonmɔ̌ɔimɔ̌i
Royal Institutemoimoi
(standard) IPA(key)/mɔːj˩˩˦/(R)/mɔj˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective[edit]

หมอย • (mɔ̌ɔi)

  1. (colloquial) curly like pubic hair.
    หัวหมอย
    hǔua mɔ̌ɔi
    curlyhead (person with curly hair)
    (literally) pube head

Noun[edit]

หมอย • (mɔ̌ɔi)

  1. (sometimes vulgar) pubic hair.
  2. (botany) threadlike style, such as corn silk.

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