หมวย

Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หมวย h m w y
Phonemic		หฺมวย h ̥ m w y
Romanization	Paiboon	mǔai
	Royal Institute	muai
(standard) IPA^(key)		/mua̯j˩˩˦/^(R)

Noun

หมวย • (mǔai)

Thai girl of Chinese descent, especially one with conventional Chinese look (small eyes and white skin, for example).
Chinese girl.
younger sister.

See also

ตี๋ (dtǐi)

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