นาย

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Thai

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicนาย
n ā y
RomanizationPaiboonnaai
Royal Institutenai
(standard) IPA(key)/naːj˧/(R)

Noun

นาย (naai)

  1. chief; lord; master.
  2. (historical) the lowest noble rank of Thailand; person holding such rank.
  3. used as a title for or term of address to these people.
  4. (law) a formal title which a man over 15 years of age is required to use.
  5. similar title, as mister, monsignor, signor, etc.

Usage notes

See also

Pronoun

นาย (naai)

  1. (colloquial) a second person pronoun used to address a male friend.
  2. (colloquial, somewhat archaic) a second or third person pronoun used to address a male superior.