หมอ(mŏr)

Meanings

1NounA1

doctor; physician

a medical professional who diagnoses and treats illness and injury

Examples

หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)อยู่ที่yòo têeอยู่ที่yòo têe1[to] be at; be located at2[to] depend on; be up to3[to] be at (a level/amount)โรงพยาบาลrohng-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลrohng-pá-yaa-baanhospital
The doctor is at the hospital.
2NounA2

veterinarian

a doctor who treats animals (หมอสัตว์หมอสัตว์mŏ sàtveterinarian; animal doctor; colloquially just หมอหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน) when context is clear)

Examples

หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofตรวจdtrùuatตรวจdtrùuat1[to] check; inspect; examine2[to] examine medically; test3inspection; check; examinationสุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)ป่วยbpùaiป่วยbpùai1sick; ill; unwell2[to] be ill; fall sick3be troubled (formal/lit.)อยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]ห้องตรวจhông dtrùuatห้องตรวจhông dtrùuatexamination room (medical)
The vet is examining a sick dog in the exam room.
3ClassifierA2

not a classifier (use คนคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: people/ท่านท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons))

หมอหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน) is a noun, not a measure word. Use คนคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: people (informal) or ท่านท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons) (polite) as the classifier for people/doctors.

Examples

โรงพยาบาลrohng-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลrohng-pá-yaa-baanhospitalนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)สามsăamสามsăam1three (3)2third (ordinal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)
This hospital has three doctors.
4NounB1

expert; specialist (informal)

a person highly skilled in a particular field (often as a prefix, e.g., หมอปลา)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedฉายาchăa-yaaฉายาchăa-yaa1nickname; epithet; alias2pen name (informal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeหมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: fishเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because 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.
5NounB2

traditional healer; shaman

a practitioner of traditional, folk, or spiritual healing (e.g., หมอผีหมอผีmŏ pĕeshaman; 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 doctorผีpĕeผีpĕe1ghost; spirit2spirit; demon3obsessive fan (slang, as prefix ผี-)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotหมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityข้างkâangข้างkâang1beside; next to; by2side; lateral (modifier)3side; flank4side; party (in a dispute or game)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] cancel; revoke; rescind5[to] relieve; ease; reduce (symptoms)6[to] drop; withdraw (from a course)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.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

แพทย์pâetแพทย์pâet1medical (attrib.; in compounds)2doctor; physician
  • medical (attrib.; in compounds)
  • doctor; physician
คุณหมอkun mŏrคุณหมอkun mŏrdoctor (polite address)

doctor (polite address)

แพทย์แผนปัจจุบันpâet păen bpàt-jù-banแพทย์แผนปัจจุบันpâet păen bpàt-jù-ban1a physician trained in modern medicine2modern (Western) medicine
  • a physician trained in modern medicine
  • modern (Western) medicine
ด็อกdókด็อกdók1a Word document file (.doc/.docx); ‘doc’2Doc (informal address for a doctor)
  • a Word document file (.doc/.docx); ‘doc’
  • Doc (informal address for a doctor)
นายแพทย์naai pâetนายแพทย์naai pâet1physician; medical doctor (formal)2formal title before a doctor's name
  • physician; medical doctor (formal)
  • formal title before a doctor's name