FromProto-Tai*ʰmwuːjᴬ(“pubic hair”). Cognate withLaoໝອຍ(mǭi),Shanမွႆ(mǎui),Aitonမွႝ(moy),Phakeမွႝ(moy),Ahom𑜉𑜨𑜩(moy),Zhuangmi,moi. CompareProto-Austronesian*kumiS (whenceThaokumish(“beard, pubic hair”)).
| Orthographic | หมอย h m ɒ y | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Phonemic {Short} | หฺมอย h ̥ m ɒ y | หฺม็อย h ̥ m ˘ ɒ y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | mɔ̌ɔi | mɔ̌i |
| Royal Institute | moi | moi | |
| (standard)IPA(key) | /mɔːj˩˩˦/(R) | /mɔj˩˩˦/(R) | |
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