เขย
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Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Tai *C̬.kɯəjᴬ (“son-in-law”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩥ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᨡᩮᩨ᩠ᨿ, Lao ເຂີຍ (khœ̄i), Lü ᦵᦃᧀ (ẋoey), Shan ၶူၺ် (khǒi), Ahom 𑜁𑜤𑜐𑜫 (khuñ), Zhuang gwiz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic/Phonemic | เขย e kʰ y | |
Romanization | Paiboon | kə̌əi |
Royal Institute | khoei | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kʰɤːj˩˩˦/(R) |
Noun
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- น้องเขย (“younger brother-in-law”)
- น้าเขย (“husband of younger sister of one's father or mother”)
- พี่เขย (“elder brother-in-law”)
- ลุงเขย (“husband of older sister of one's father or mother”)
- ลูกเขย<t:son-in-law (lûuk-kə̌əi<t:son-in-law)