หมวด

Thai

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Possibly from aphaeresis of ขมวด (kà-mùuat).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หมวด h m w ɗ
Phonemic		หฺมวด h ̥ m w ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	mùuat
	Royal Institute	muat
(standard) IPA^(key)		/mua̯t̚˨˩/

Noun

หมวด • (mùuat)

category; class; order; sort; type.
cluster; group; knot.
department; division; section.
platoon.
(colloquial) platoon chief.

Usage notes

In the modern military and police systems of Thailand, a platoon chief needs to, at least, hold the rank of second lieutenant. So, colloquially, the term may also refer to second lieutenant.

Derived terms

ผู้หมวด
หมวดหมู่ (mùuat-mùu)