มอดไม้

Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มอดไม้ m ɒ ɗ ai m ˆ
Phonemic		มอด-ม้าย m ɒ ɗ – m ˆ ā y
Romanization	Paiboon	mɔ̂ɔt-máai
	Royal Institute	mot-mai
(standard) IPA^(key)		/mɔːt̚˥˩.maːj˦˥/^(R)

Noun

มอดไม้ • (mɔ̂ɔt-máai)

(figurative, slang) illegal logger.

References

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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