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Thai
Etymology
From แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ, “female prefix”) + มด (mót, “person of occult knowledge; person who practices magic or sorcery”).
Cognate with Lao ແມ່ມົດ (mǣ mot, “witch”), Zhuang mehmoed (“female shaman”),[1] Lü ᦶᦙᧈᦷᦙᧆ (mae¹mod, “witch”); Compared with Khmer មេមត់ (mei mŭət, “witch; medium”).
Pronunciation
Noun
แม่มด • (mɛ̂ɛ-mót)
- sorceress; witch.
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References
- ^ 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