หมวย

Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographicหมวย
h m w y
Phonemic
หฺมวย
h ̥ m w y
RomanizationPaiboonmǔai
Royal Institutemuai
(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

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