Wiktionary

เมา

Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *mawᴬ (“drunk”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩢᩣ, Lao ເມົາ (mao), Lü ᦙᧁ (maw), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪱ, Tai Dón ꪹꪝꪱ, Shan မဝ်း (máo), Tai Nüa ᥛᥝᥰ (mäw), Zhuang maeuz, Zuojiang Zhuang maeuz.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเมา
e m ā
RomanizationPaiboonmao
Royal Institutemao
(standard) IPA(key)/maw˧/(R)

Verb

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เมา • (mao) (abstract noun การเมา or ความเมา)

  1. to be intoxicated, as with alcohol, drug, etc.
    เมาเหล้า
    mao lâo
    to be drunk.
    (literally) to be intoxicated with liquor.
    เมากัญชา
    mao gan-chaa
    to be intoxicated with cannabis.
  2. to nauseate: to have a queasy and dizzy sensation.
    เมาหมัด
    mao màt
    to be punch drunk.
    เมารถ
    mao rót
    to be carsick.
    (literally) to be nauseated by a wheeled vehicle.
    เมาเรือ
    mao rʉʉa
    to be seasick.
    (literally) to be nauseated by a vessel.
  3. (figurative) to lose conscience because of absorption in, addiction to, or infatuation with someone or something, as power, authority, wealth, praise, honour, etc.

Derived terms

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