Thai edit

Etymology edit

From แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ, female prefix) +‎ มด (mót, person of occult knowledge; person who practices magic or sorcery).

Cognate with Lao ແມ່ມົດ (mǣ mot, witch), Zhuang mehmoed (female shaman),[1] ᦶᦙᧈᦷᦙᧆ (mae¹mod, witch); Compared with Khmer មេមត់ (mei mŭət, witch; medium).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicแม่มด
æ m ˋ m ɗ
Phonemic
แม่-มด
æ m ˋ – m ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonmɛ̂ɛ-mót
Royal Institutemae-mot
(standard) IPA(key)/mɛː˥˩.mot̚˦˥/(R)

Noun edit

แม่มด (mɛ̂ɛ-mót)

  1. sorceress; witch.

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References edit

  1. ^ Kao Ya-Ning (2011). "Crossing the Seas: Tai Shamanic Chanting and its Cosmology", in SHAMAN, Volume 19 Numbers 1 & 2 (Spring /Autumn 2011). Retrieved from [1]