หมวย
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Teochew 妹 (muê6, “younger sister”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Orthographic | หมวย h m w y | |
Phonemic | หฺมวย h ̥ m w y | |
Romanization | Paiboon | mǔai |
Royal Institute | muai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /mua̯j˩˩˦/(R) |
Noun[edit]
หมวย • (mǔai)
- Thai girl of Chinese descent, especially one with conventional Chinese look (small eyes and white skin, for example).
- Chinese girl.
- younger sister.
See also[edit]
- ตี๋ (dtǐi)