หมอ

See also: หม้อ

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หมอ h m ɒ
Phonemic		หฺมอ h ̥ m ɒ
Romanization	Paiboon	mɔ̌ɔ
	Royal Institute	mo
(standard) IPA^(key)		/mɔː˩˩˦/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmɔːᴬ (“shaman”), from Proto-Tai *ʰmoːᴬ (“shaman”), from Old Chinese 巫 (OC *ma). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩴᩬ, Lao ໝໍ (mǭ), Lü ᦖᦸ (ṁoa), Tai Nüa ᥛᥨᥝᥴ (mow¹), Shan မေႃ (mǒa).

Noun

หมอ • (mɔ̌ɔ)

expert; wizard; fortuneteller; clairvoyant.
doctor; physician.
- หมอฟัน
  mɔ̌ɔ fan
  dentist
(colloquial) guy; person; fellow.
- หมอนี่
  mɔ̌ɔ nîi
  that guy; that person
- หมอความ
  mɔ̌ɔ-kwaam
  lawyer
- หมอลำ
  mɔ̌ɔ-lam
  northeastern-style singer; mor lam, folk music from the Isan region

Derived terms

Derived terms

หมอความ (mɔ̌ɔ-kwaam)
หมอดู
หมอนวด (mɔ̌ɔ-nûuat)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Lao ຫມໍ (mǭ).

Noun

หมอ • (mɔ̌ɔ)

(ปลา~) climbing perch (Anabas testudineus).

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