หมา

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Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”). Cognate with Ahom 𑜉𑜡 (mā), Aiton မႃ (mā), Tai Dam ꪢꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ (máa), Lao ໝາ (mā), Lü ᦖᦱ (ṁaa), Shan မႃ (mǎa), Zhuang ma, Saek หม่า.Compare Proto-Be *maːᴬ¹, Proto-Hlai *hmaː (“dog; hunting dog”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicหมา
h m ā
Phonemic
หฺมา
h ̥ m ā
RomanizationPaiboonmǎa
Royal Institutema
(standard) IPA(key)/maː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

หมา • (mǎa) (classifier ตัว)

  1. (sometimes considered vulgar) canine: any animal of the family Canidae, as dog, coyote, fox, jackal, wolf, etc.
  2. (เนื้อ~) dogmeat.
  3. (slang, vulgar, humorous, sarcastic) person betrayed, fooled, deceived, deserted, or disregarded by someone or something.

Usage notes

For formality or politeness, the term สุนัข (sù-nák) is often used instead.

Synonyms

canine

Derived terms

Adjective

หมา • (mǎa)

  1. (slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive) bad; low.
    ปากหมา
    bpàak mǎa
    bad-mouthed
    สมองหมา
    sà-mɔ̌ɔng mǎa
    low intelligence

Adverb

หมา • (mǎa)

  1. (slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive) badly; lowly.
    ทำตัวหมา ๆ
    tam-dtuua mǎa mǎa
    to behave badly
    พูดหมา ๆ
    pûut mǎa mǎa
    to talk shit

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