ล่าแม่มด

Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ล่าแม่มด l ˋ ā æ m ˋ m ɗ
Phonemic		ล่า-แม่-มด l ˋ ā – æ m ˋ – m ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	lâa-mɛ̂ɛ-mót
	Royal Institute	la-mae-mot
(standard) IPA^(key)		/laː˥˩.mɛː˥˩.mot̚˦˥/^(R)

Verb

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

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

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