Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Pali mogha (fruitless; futile; nugatory; null; vain) or Sanskrit मोघ (mogha, idem). Cognate with Khmer មោឃៈ (mookhĕəʼ).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicโมฆะ
o m gʰ a
Phonemic
โม-คะ
o m – g a
RomanizationPaiboonmoo-ká
Royal Institutemo-kha
(standard) IPA(key)/moː˧.kʰaʔ˦˥/(R)

Adjective

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โมฆะ (moo-ká)

  1. (law) invalid; void.
  2. (elegant) fruitless; nonproductive; unprofitable; useless; worthless; good for nothing.
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