มอดไม้

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Thai

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Etymology

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From มอด (mɔ̂ɔt, “weevil”) +‎ ไม้ (máai, “plant; tree; wood; etc.”); literally "tree weevil" or "wood weevil".

Pronunciation

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Orthographicมอดไม้
m ɒ ɗ ai m ˆ
Phonemic
มอด-ม้าย
m ɒ ɗ – m ˆ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonmɔ̂ɔt-máai
Royal Institutemot-mai
(standard) IPA(key)/mɔːt̚˥˩.maːj˦˥/(R)

Noun

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มอดไม้ • (mɔ̂ɔt-máai)

  1. (figurative, slang) illegal logger.

References

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  • Royal Institute of Thailand. (2009). Photchananukrom Kham Mai Lem Song Chabap Ratchabandittayasathan พจนานุกรมคำใหม่ เล่ม ๒ ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน [Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 2]. (in Thai). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. →ISBN. p. 95.
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