ล่าแม่มด

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ล่า (lâa, to hunt) +‎ แม่มด (mɛ̂ɛ-mót, witch). Calque of English witch-hunt.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicล่าแม่มด
l ˋ ā æ m ˋ m ɗ
Phonemic
ล่า-แม่-มด
l ˋ ā – æ m ˋ – m ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonlâa-mɛ̂ɛ-mót
Royal Institutela-mae-mot
(standard) IPA(key)/laː˥˩.mɛː˥˩.mot̚˦˥/(R)

Verb[edit]

ล่าแม่มด (lâa-mɛ̂ɛ-mót) (abstract noun การล่าแม่มด)

  1. to witch-hunt; to subject to a witch-hunt (both historical and present senses).