ล้างมือ

Thai

Etymology

ล้าง (láang) +‎ มือ (mʉʉ).

Pronunciation

Orthographicล้างมือ
l ˆ ā ŋ m ụ̄ ɒ
Phonemic
ล้าง-มือ
l ˆ ā ŋ – m ụ̄ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonláang-mʉʉ
Royal Institutelang-mue
(standard) IPA(key)/laːŋ˦˥.mɯː˧/(R)

Verb

ล้างมือ • (láang-mʉʉ) (abstract noun การล้างมือ)

  1. to wash one's hands
  2. (figuratively) to wash one's hands of something, take no further responsibility

Further reading

  • “ล้างมือ” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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