หมอย

Thai

Alternative forms

  • หม็อย

Etymology

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

Orthographicหมอย
hmɒy
Phonemic
{Short}
หฺมอย
h̥mɒy
หฺม็อย
h̥m˘ɒy
RomanizationPaiboonmɔ̌ɔimɔ̌i
Royal Institutemoimoi
(standard) IPA(key)/mɔːj˩˩˦/(R)/mɔj˩˩˦/(R)

Adjective

หมอย • (mɔ̌ɔi)

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

Noun

หมอย • (mɔ̌ɔi)

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • หมอยข้าวโพด
  • หมอยคาง
  • หมอยปาก
  • หมอยแร้
  • หัวหมอย
  • เห่อหมอย
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