มือ

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *mɯːᴬ⁴ (“hand”), from Proto-Tai *mwɯːᴬ (“hand”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾᩨ, Lao ມື (mư̄), Lü ᦙᦹ (mue), Tai Dam ꪣꪳ, Shan မိုဝ်း (múe), Aiton မိုဝ် (müw), Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (müw), Zhuang mwz, Saek มื๊อ, Tày mừ. Compare Sui myal (“hand”), Proto-Be *məːᴬ², Proto-Hlai *C-mɯː (“hand”) (whence mɯɰ¹~mɯɰ⁴ across the different lects), Proto-Austronesian *qalima (“hand”).

มือ • (mʉʉ)

1. (anatomy) (classifier ข้าง) hand.
2. handlike part of anything: hand, handle, etc.
3. (in combination) one who does something with the hand, especially as a profession.
   • มือกลอง

     mʉʉ glɔɔng

     drummer
     (literally) drum hand

   • มือกีตาร์

     mʉʉ gii-dtâa

     guitarist
     (literally) guitar hand

   • มือปืน

     mʉʉ bpʉʉn

     gunman (killer armed with a gun)
     (literally) gun hand

   • มือมีด

     mʉʉ mîit

     knifer (one who attacks another with a knife)
     (literally) knife hand

   • มือทอ

     mʉʉ tɔɔ

     loom worker (one who weaves cloth with a loom)
     (literally) weaving hand

4. gambler; better.
5. (botany) (ส้ม~) fingered citron, the plant Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis of the family Rutaceae; the fruit of this plant.