Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (dog). Cognate with Ahom 𑜉𑜡 (), Aiton မႃ (), Tai Dam ꪢꪱ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥴ (máa), Lao ໝາ (), ᦖᦱ (ṁaa), Shan မႃ (mǎa), Zhuang ma, Saek หม่า.Compare Proto-Be *maːᴬ¹, Proto-Hlai *hmaː (dog; hunting dog).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicหมา
h m ā
Phonemic
หฺมา
h ̥ m ā
RomanizationPaiboonmǎa
Royal Institutema
(standard) IPA(key)/maː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun edit

หมา (mǎa) (classifier ตัว)

  1. (sometimes considered vulgar) canine: any animal of the family Canidae, as dog, coyote, fox, jackal, wolf, etc.
  2. (เนื้อ~) dogmeat.
  3. (slang, vulgar, humorous, sarcastic) person betrayed, fooled, deceived, deserted, or disregarded by someone or something.

Usage notes edit

For formality or politeness, the term สุนัข (sù-nák) is often used instead.

Synonyms edit

canine

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

หมา (mǎa)

  1. (slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive) bad; low.
    ปากหมา
    bpàak mǎa
    bad-mouthed
    สมองหมา
    sà-mɔ̌ɔng mǎa
    low intelligence

Adverb edit

หมา (mǎa)

  1. (slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive) badly; lowly.
    ทำตัวหมา
    tam-dtuua mǎa mǎa
    to behave badly
    พูดหมา
    pûut mǎa mǎa
    to talk shit

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