Thai edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

หมวก (mùuak) (classifier ใบ)

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

Synonyms edit

headwear

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Urak Lawoi': โมะ (moq)