มอดไม้

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Thai

Etymology

From มอด (mɔ̂ɔt, “weevil”) +‎ ไม้ (máai, “plant; tree; wood; etc.”); literally "tree weevil" or "wood weevil".

Pronunciation

Orthographicมอดไม้
m ɒ ɗ ai m ˆ
Phonemic
มอด-ม้าย
m ɒ ɗ – m ˆ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonmɔ̂ɔt-máai
Royal Institutemot-mai
(standard) IPA(key)/mɔːt̚˥˩.maːj˦˥/(R)

Noun

มอดไม้ • (mɔ̂ɔt-máai)

  1. (figurative, slang) illegal logger.

References

  • Royal Institute of Thailand. (2009). Photchananukrom Kham Mai Lem Song Chabap Ratchabandittayasathan พจนานุกรมคำใหม่ เล่ม ๒ ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน . (in Thai). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. p. 95.
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