มือ

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *mɯːᴬ⁴ (“hand”), from Proto-Tai *mwɯːᴬ (“hand”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾᩨ, Lao ມື (mư̄), Lü ᦙᦹ (mue), Tai Dam ꪣꪳ, Tai Dón ꪝꪳ, Shan မိုဝ်း (múe), Aiton မိုဝ် (müw), Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (müw), Zhuang mwz, Saek มื๊อ, Tày mừ. Compare Sui myal (“hand”), Proto-Be *məːᴬ², Proto-Hlai *C-mɯː (“hand”) (whence mɯɰ¹~mɯɰ⁴ across the different lects), Proto-Austronesian *qalima (“hand”).

มือ • (mʉʉ)

1. (anatomy) (classifier ข้าง) hand.
2. handlike part of anything: hand, handle, etc.
3. (in combination) one who does something with the hand, especially as a profession.

   มือกลอง

   mʉʉ glɔɔng

   drummer
   (literally) drum hand

   มือกีตาร์

   mʉʉ gii-dtâa

   guitarist
   (literally) guitar hand

   มือปืน

   mʉʉ bpʉʉn

   gunman (killer armed with a gun)
   (literally) gun hand

   มือมีด

   mʉʉ mîit

   knifer (one who attacks another with a knife)
   (literally) knife hand

   มือทอ

   mʉʉ tɔɔ

   loom worker (one who weaves cloth with a loom)
   (literally) weaving hand

4. gambler; better.
5. (botany) (ส้ม~) fingered citron, the plant Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis of the family Rutaceae; the fruit of this plant.