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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰmɔːᴬ (“shaman”), from Proto-Tai *ʰmoːᴬ (“shaman”), from Old Chinese 巫 (OC *ma). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩬᩴ, Khün ᩉ᩠ᨾᩳ, Lao ໝໍ (mǭ), Lü ᦖᦸ (ṁoa), Tai Dam ꪢꪷ, Shan မေႃ (mǎu), Tai Nüa ᥛᥨᥝᥴ (mów), Ahom 𑜉𑜦𑜡 (mō), 𑜈𑜦𑜡 (bō), or 𑜈𑜨𑜦𑜡 (bwō), Zhuang mo (as in bohmo), Nong Zhuang moa.
Noun
หมอ • (mɔ̌ɔ) (classifier คน)
- person specialising in something: expert, specialist, professional, etc.
- person specialising in magic, the occult, or the like: shaman, astrologer, soothsayer, etc.
- person specialising in medicine: doctor, physician, etc.
- (slang, often derogatory) used as a term of address or term of reference to a man: bloke; dude; guy; etc.
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Etymology 2
Cognate with Lao ໝໍ (mǭ).
Noun
หมอ • (mɔ̌ɔ) (classifier ตัว)
- (ปลา~) climbing perch (Anabas testudineus).
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