หมวย

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Teochew 妹 (muê6, “younger sister”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หมวย h m w y
Phonemic		หฺมวย h ̥ m w y
Romanization	Paiboon	mǔai
	Royal Institute	muai
(standard) IPA(key)		/mua̯j˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

หมวย • (mǔai)

1. Thai girl of Chinese descent, especially one with conventional Chinese look.
2. Chinese girl.
3. younger sister.

See also

• ตี๋ (dtǐi)