See also: หมอ

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicหม้อ
h m ˆ ɒ
Phonemic
ม่อ
m ˋ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonmɔ̂ɔ
Royal Institutemo
(standard) IPA(key)/mɔː˥˩/(R)
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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *ʰmoːꟲ (pot). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩬᩴ᩶, Lao ໝໍ້ (), ᦖᦸᧉ (ṁoa²), Tai Dam ꪢꪷ꫁, Shan မေႃႈ (māu), Tai Nüa ᥛᥨᥝᥲ (mòw), Phake မေႃ (), Ahom 𑜉𑜦𑜡 (), Zhuang moj, Saek ม̂อ.

Noun

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หม้อ (mɔ̂ɔ) (classifier ใบ or ลูก)

  1. cooking pot; cauldron.
  2. (slang, now rare) vagina.
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Classifier

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หม้อ (mɔ̂ɔ)

  1. Classifier for electrical transformers and storage batteries.
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Etymology 2

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Possibly influenced by the slang ตีหม้อ (to have sex, literally to hit vagina(s)), from ตี (dtii, to hit) + หม้อ (mɔ̂ɔ, vagina).

Verb

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หม้อ (mɔ̂ɔ) (abstract noun การหม้อ)

  1. (slang) to womanize.