อ้าย

Isan

Etymology

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

Noun

อ้าย (transliteration needed)

  1. older brother

Thai

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Cognate with Isan อ้าย, Lao ອ້າຍ (ʼāi), Northern Thai ᩋ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᩋ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨿ, ᦀᦻᧉ (˙ʼaay²), Tai Dam ꪮ꫁ꪱꪥ, Shan ဢၢႆႈ (ʼāai).

Noun

อ้าย • (âai)

  1. archaic form of ไอ้ (âi)

Etymology 2

Adjective

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.
Antonyms