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
hmɒy
Phonemic
{Short}
หฺมอย
h̥mɒy
หฺม็อย
h̥m˘ɒy
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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