อ้าย

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Isan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Lao ອ້າຍ (ʼāi) and Thai อ้าย (âai).

Noun[edit]

อ้าย (transliteration needed)

  1. older brother

Related terms[edit]

Thai[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicอ้าย
ɒ ˆ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonâai
Royal Instituteai
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔaːj˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

อ้าย (âai)

  1. Archaic form of ไอ้ (âi).

Etymology 2[edit]

Adjective[edit]

อ้าย (âai)

  1. (archaic, now dialect) first; primary.
  2. (archaic, now dialect, of a male child) first; first-born.
  3. (archaic, now dialect, of a brother) oldest; first-born.
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