นาย
naai
Meanings
1NounA2
Mr. (male title)
A formal title placed before the name of an adult man, equivalent to ‘Mr.’
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectนายสมชายnaai sŏm-chaaiครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
This is Mr. Somchai.
2NounA2
boss; employer; superior
A person in charge or with authority over workers; an employer or superior.
Examples
นายnaaiนายnaai1Mr. (male title)2boss; employer; superior3chief; leader; master4you (to male subordinate; archaic/formulaic/royal)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ใจดีjai deeใจดีjai deekind; good-naturedและláeและláeand (coordinating)คอยkoiคอยkoi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); keep on (doing)3[to] be on standby; be readyช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuua1[to] help; assist2aid; assistance; support3to rescue; to provide reliefลูกน้องlôok nóngลูกน้องlôok nóng1subordinate; junior staff; underling2follower in a gang or group
My boss is kind and always helps subordinates.
3NounB1
chief; leader; master
A person who commands or leads a group; sometimes used in hierarchical or feudal contexts.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ยกให้yók hâiยกให้yók hâi1[to] give; bestow; transfer (ownership/rights)2[to] let [sb] have; concede; yield3[to] assign; reserve; allocate (for someone)4[to] entrust (a task/decision) to [sb]5[to] hail/recognize [sb/sth] as; designate as6[to] credit [sth] to [sb/sth]; attribute toนายnaaiนายnaai1Mr. (male title)2boss; employer; superior3chief; leader; master4you (to male subordinate; archaic/formulaic/royal)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพวกเขาpûuak kăoพวกเขาpûuak kăothey; them (people)นำnamนำnam1[to] lead; guide2[to] bring; take; lead3[to] adopt; apply; useทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ต่อรองdtò rongต่อรองdtò rong1[to] bargain; haggle2[to] negotiate (terms/conditions)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeofficial; officer; staff member
The villagers appointed their leader to head the team to negotiate with the officials.
4NounC1
you (to male subordinate; archaic/formulaic/royal)
A formal or archaic second-person address used toward a male subordinate, especially in royal, military, or official registers.
Examples
นายnaaiนายnaai1Mr. (male title)2boss; employer; superior3chief; leader; master4you (to male subordinate; archaic/formulaic/royal)จงjongจงjong[impv] (formal) do …; must …รายงานผลraai ngaan pŏnรายงานผลraai ngaan pŏn1results report; outcome report2[to] report resultsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâoข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâoI; me (formal/written)ทราบsâapทราบsâap1[to] know; be aware (polite/formal)2[to] be notified; learn (honorific/formal)ภายในpaai naiภายในpaai nai1inside; internal2within (time limit); by3within; inside (place/scope)4inside; indoorsวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)
You, report the results to me within today.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3lord; aristocrat (historical/formal)4patron; benefactor (figurative)
- boss; employer; superior
- master; owner (of servant or animal)
- lord; aristocrat (historical/formal)
- patron; benefactor (figurative)
เจ้าjâoเจ้าjâo1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: owner/proprietor; honorific title5classifier: owners/deities (set expressions)6you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)
- lord; master; owner
- ruler; prince (royal title)
- deity; spirit (title/noun)
- prefix: owner/proprietor; honorific title
- classifier: owners/deities (set expressions)
- you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)
นายจ้างnaai jâangนายจ้างnaai jâang1employer2employing party (legal sense)
- employer
- employing party (legal sense)
หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chief
- boss; supervisor
- leader; chief
ผู้บังคับบัญชาpôo bang-káp ban-chaaผู้บังคับบัญชาpôo bang-káp ban-chaasuperior; commander; supervisor
superior; commander; supervisor