หมาวัด

Thai

Etymology

หมา (mǎa, “dog”) +‎ วัด (wát, “monastery; temple”); literally "temple's dog".

Pronunciation

Orthographicหมาวัด
h m ā w ạ ɗ
Phonemicหฺมา-วัด
h ̥ m ā – w ạ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonmǎa-wát
Royal Institutema-wat
(standard) IPA(key)/maː˩˩˦.wat̚˦˥/

Noun

หมาวัด • (mǎa-wát)

  1. (idiomatic, derogatory) man of low status who wishes for a woman of high status as his lover.

Usage notes

  • The woman the man wishes for is often referred to as ดอกฟ้า (literally “heaven's flower”), giving rise to the idiom ดอกฟ้ากับหมาวัด.

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