Thai

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Etymology

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From Old Chinese (OC *muːɡs). Cognate with Lao ໝວກ (mūak), Khmer មួក (muək), Mon ဒမှော်. Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *muuk ~ muək (hat).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicหมวก
h m w k
Phonemic
หฺมวก
h ̥ m w k
RomanizationPaiboonmùuak
Royal Institutemuak
(standard) IPA(key)/mua̯k̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

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หมวก (mùuak) (classifier ใบ)

  1. headwear of any kind, as cap, crown, hat, helmet, etc.

Synonyms

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headwear

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Urak Lawoi': โมะ (moq)