หมอย

Thai

Alternative forms
  • หม็อย

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmwuːjᴬ (“pubic hair”). Cognate with Lao ໝອຍ (mǭi), Shan မွႆ (mǒay), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜩 (moy), Zhuang moi.

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

Adjective

หมอย • (mɔ̌ɔi)

  1. (colloquial) curly like pubic hair.

Noun

หมอย • (mɔ̌ɔi)

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

Synonyms
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