ล่าแม่มด
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Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ล่า (lâa, “to hunt”) + แม่มด (mɛ̂ɛ-mót, “witch”). Calque of English witch-hunt.
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | ล่าแม่มด l ˋ ā æ m ˋ m ɗ | |
| Phonemic | ล่า-แม่-มด l ˋ ā – æ m ˋ – m ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | lâa-mɛ̂ɛ-mót |
| Royal Institute | la-mae-mot | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /laː˥˩.mɛː˥˩.mot̚˦˥/(R) | |
Verb
[edit]ล่าแม่มด • (lâa-mɛ̂ɛ-mót) (abstract noun การล่าแม่มด)
- to witch-hunt; to subject to a witch-hunt (both historical and present senses).