หัวหมู(hŭua mŏo)

Meanings

1NounB1

pig’s head

The head of a pig, often used as a ceremonial offering or as a food item.

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offหัวหมูhŭua mŏoหัวหมูhŭua mŏopig’s headมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerไหว้เจ้าwâi jâoไหว้เจ้าwâi jâo1[to] worship deities; make ritual offerings (esp. Chinese-Thai)2worship ceremony; deity-offering rite
Mom went to the market to buy a pig's head for offerings.

Word Breakdown

หัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5beginning; initial part6classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins7to bud; to sprout8header; title; headlinePart 1
+
หมูmŏoหมูmŏo1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4fat person (impolite)5classifier: pig (head/animal)Part 2
หัวหมูhŭua mŏoหัวหมูhŭua mŏopig’s head