หมอ
mɔ̌ɔMeanings
1NounA1
doctor; physician
a medical professional who diagnoses and treats illness and injury
Examples
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I’m going to see the doctor because I’m coughing.
That doctor examined me for a fever yesterday.
If your ankle hurts, you should see the same doctor who treated you.
2NounA2
veterinarian
a doctor who treats animals (หมอสัตว์หมอสัตว์mɔ̌ɔ-sàtveterinarian; animal doctor; colloquially just หมอหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shaman when context is clear)
Examples
หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesตรวจdtrùuatตรวจdtrùuat1[to] check; inspect; examine2[to] examine medically; testสุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)ป่วยbpùuaiป่วยbpùuai1sick; ill; unwell2[to] be ill; fall sickอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ห้องตรวจhɔ̂ng-dtrùuatห้องตรวจhɔ̂ng-dtrùuatexamination room (medical)
The vet is examining a sick dog in the exam room.
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Yesterday we went to the vet because the cat wasn’t eating.
If a cow hurts its leg, we should call the vet to come right away.
หมอmɔ̌ɔคนนี้kon-níiเชี่ยวชาญchîiao-chaanการผ่าตัดgaan-pàa-dtàtสัตว์sàtเล็กlékและlɛ́ให้คำแนะนำhâi-kam-nɛ́-namเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการดูแลgaan-duu-lɛɛหลังlǎngผ่าตัดpàa-dtàtอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat
This vet specializes in small-animal surgery and gives detailed post-operative care advice.
3NounB1
expert; specialist (informal)
a person highly skilled in a particular field (often as a prefix, e.g., หมอปลา)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerฉายาchǎa-yaaฉายาchǎa-yaanickname; epithet; aliasว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeหมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingจับปลาjàp-bplaaจับปลาjàp-bplaa[to] catch fishเก่งมากgèng-mâakเก่งมากgèng-mâak1very good (at [sth]); highly skilled2well done!; great job!
He got the nickname ‘fish master’ because he’s very skilled at catching fish.
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พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoเป็นbpenหมอmɔ̌ɔภาษาpaa-sǎaช่วยchûuaiแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiสำนวนsǎm-nuuanและlɛ́ไวยากรณ์wai-yaa-gɔɔnให้hâiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ng
My sister is a language expert who helps correct expressions and grammar.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเรียกrîiakเขาkǎoว่าwâaหมอmɔ̌ɔหุ้นhûnเพราะprɔ́วิเคราะห์wí-krɔ́กราฟgráapได้dâaiแม่นยำmɛ̂n-yam
Friends call him a stock guru because he analyzes charts accurately.
ในnaiทีมเราtiim-raoมีmiiหมอmɔ̌ɔข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunคอยkɔɔiออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpโมเดลmoo-delและlɛ́สรุปsà-rùpอินไซต์in-sáiให้hâiผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
In our team, there’s a data expert who regularly designs models and summarizes insights for executives.
4NounB2
traditional healer; shaman
a practitioner of traditional, folk, or spiritual healing (e.g., หมอผีหมอผีmɔ̌ɔ-pǐishaman; witch doctor; exorcist; sorcerer, หมอพราหมณ์)
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)พาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inคนป่วยkon bpùuaiคนป่วยkon bpùuaisick person; patientไปหาหมอbpai hăa mŏไปหาหมอbpai hăa mŏ[to] go to the doctorผีpĕeผีpĕeghost; spiritที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3side; party (in a dispute or game)4side; lateral (modifier)ๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำพิธีtam pí-teeทำพิธีtam pí-tee[to] conduct a ceremony; perform a ritualถอนtŏnถอนtŏn1[to] withdraw (money)2[to] pull out; extract; uproot3[to] withdraw; retreat4[to] drop; withdraw (from a course)5[to] cancel; revoke; rescind6[to] counteract; neutralize; diminish (an effect)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goods
The villagers took the sick person to a shaman in the neighboring village to perform a ritual to remove a curse.
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คุณยายkun-yaaiเล่าlâoว่าwâaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaก่อนเวลาgɔ̀ɔn-wee-laaเจ็บป่วยjèp-bpùuaiมักmákไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔพราหมณ์praamให้hâiทำtamพิธีบวงสรวงpí-tii-buuang-sǔuang
Grandma said that in the past, when she was ill, she often went to a Brahmin ritual healer to perform a propitiation ceremony.
เขาkǎoเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaหมอพื้นบ้านmɔ̌ɔ-pʉ́ʉn-bâanคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngในnaiภาคอีสานpâak-ii-sǎanที่tîiใช้cháiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiและlɛ́คาถาkaa-tǎaรักษาrák-sǎaอาaaการเจ็บป่วยgaan-jèp-bpùuaiเรื้อรังrʉ́ʉa-rang
He trusts a folk healer in the Northeast who uses herbs and incantations to treat chronic ailments.
พิธีpí-tiiสะเดาะเคราะห์sà-dɔ̀-krɔ́คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiมีmiiหมอผีmɔ̌ɔ-pǐiสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiนำสวดnam-sùuatและlɛ́ทำtamพิธีกรรมpí-tii-gamตามdtaamแบบโบราณbɛ̀ɛp-boo-raan
Tonight’s misfortune-warding ritual will have two shamans leading chants and performing traditional rites.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
mɔ̌ɔ
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |