ปี้ชาย
bpîi-chaaiMeaning
1NounA2
older brother (Northern Thai)
an elder brother; a Northern Thai (Lanna) term used to address or refer to an older male sibling.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ปี้ชายbpîi-chaaiปี้ชายbpîi-chaaiolder brother (Northern Thai)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
This is my older brother (Northern dialect).
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My older brother (Northern dialect) will go to the market in the morning.
I asked to borrow my older brother's (Northern dialect) car to go on a trip.
Northern people call their older brother 'pîi-chaai' in their local dialect.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bpîi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ปี้bpîiปี้bpîi1ticket; pass; token (dated)2[to] have sex; copulate (vulgar slang)3older sibling; senior person (Northern Thai dialect)4token money (archaic)ticket; pass; token (dated)Part 1
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ชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreman; male personPart 2
ปี้ชายbpîi-chaaiปี้ชายbpîi-chaaiolder brother (Northern Thai)older brother (Northern Thai)Word