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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *motᴰˢ⁴ (“ant”), from Proto-Tai *mɤcᴰ (“ant”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾᩫ᩠ᨯ, Khün ᨾᩫ᩠ᨯ, Lao ມົດ (mot), Lü ᦷᦙᧆ (mod), Tai Dam ꪶꪣꪒ, Shan မူတ်ႉ (mṵ̂ut), Phake မုတ် (mut), Ahom 𑜉𑜤𑜄𑜫 (mut), Bouyei mod, Zhuang moed. Compare Proto-Be *muːʔᴰ², Proto-Hlai *hmuc.
Noun
มด • (mót) (classifier ตัว)
- ant.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Chinese 巫 (OC *ma).[1] Cognate with Lao ມົດ (mot, “witch”), Lü ᦷᦙᧆ (mod, “wizard”), Zhuang moed (“shaman”).[2] Compare also Khmer មត់ (mŭət, “to have a secret understanding”).
Noun
มด • (mót)
- person of occult knowledge; person who practices magic or sorcery.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Adjective
มด • (mót)
- undefined, found in a number of compounds.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Cheah Yanchong. "More Thoughts on the Ancient Culture
of the Tai People:The Impact of the Hua Xia Culture", in Journal of The Siam Society Vol. 84, Part 1 (1996). Retrieved from
- ^ Kao Ya-Ning (2011). "Crossing the Seas: Tai Shamanic Chanting and its Cosmology", in SHAMAN, Volume 19 Numbers 1 & 2 (Spring /Autumn 2011). Retrieved from
Urak Lawoi'
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *əmbun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambun.
Pronunciation
Noun
มด (mot)
- dew
Further reading
- Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109), Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 137