บ้าหมู

Thai

Etymology

Compound of บ้า (bâa, “to be crazy, to be mad”) +‎ หมู (mǔu, “pig”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨷ᩶ᩤᩉ᩠ᨾᩪ, Lao ບ້າໝູ (bā mū), Lü ᦢᦱᧉᦖᦴ (ḃaa²ṁuu), Shan မႃႈမူ (māa mǔu), Tai Nüa ᥛᥣᥲᥛᥧᥴ (màamú), Tày bả mu, all means “epilepsy”.

Pronunciation

Orthographicบ้าหมู
ɓ ˆ ā h m ū
Phonemic
บ้า-หฺมู
ɓ ˆ ā – h ̥ m ū
RomanizationPaiboonbâa-mǔu
Royal Instituteba-mu
(standard) IPA(key)/baː˥˩.muː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

บ้าหมู • (bâa-mǔu)

  1. synonym of ลมบ้าหมู (lom-bâa-mǔu, “whirlwind”)
  2. synonym of ลมบ้าหมู (lom-bâa-mǔu, “epilepsy”)
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