หมาหัวเน่า

Thai

Etymology

From หมา (mǎa, “dog”) +‎ หัว (hǔua, “head”) +‎ เน่า (nâo, “putrid”); referring to a dog with putrid wounds on its head.

Pronunciation

Orthographicหมาหัวเน่า
h m ā h ạ w e n ˋ ā
Phonemic
หฺมา-หัว-เน่า
h ̥ m ā – h ạ w – e n ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonmǎa-hǔua-nâo
Royal Institutema-hua-nao
(standard) IPA(key)/maː˩˩˦.hua̯˩˩˦.naw˥˩/(R)

Noun

หมาหัวเน่า • (mǎa-hǔua-nâo)

  1. (idiomatic, derogatory, offensive) person generally despised or avoided: outcast, pariah, leper, etc.
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