Thai

fringe worn by singer Im Yoona.

a sculpture by Guido Messer, representing a claque.

Noun

หน้าม้า • ‎(nâa-máa)

1. fringe (section of the front hair cut short over the forehead).

Synonyms

• ม้า ‎(máa)
• ผมม้า

Related terms

• หางม้า ‎(hǎang-máa, “ponytail”, literally “horse tail”)

Etymology 2

From หน้า ‎(nâa, “face; front; etc.”) +‎ ม้า ‎(máa, “bench; stool; etc.”), literally "front bench", originating from the fraudulent practice of hiring a person or group of persons to sit in the front row and applaud or boo a performance or performer.

Noun

หน้าม้า • ‎(nâa-máa)

1. claque.
2. shill.

Etymology 3

From หน้า ‎(nâa, “face”) +‎ ม้า ‎(máa, “horse”), literally "horse face".

Noun

หน้าม้า • ‎(nâa-máa)

1. (mythology) a creature in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, usually considered a form of yakshini, with the body of a female human and the face or head of a horse.

Synonyms

• อัศวมุขี