ปี้เขย
bpîi-kə̌əiMeaning
1NounB1
older brother-in-law (Northern Thai)
In Northern Thai, the husband of one's older sister.
Examples
พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoolder sister; elder female siblingกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ปี้เขยbpîi-kə̌əiปี้เขยbpîi-kə̌əiolder brother-in-law (Northern Thai)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาหาmaa-hǎaมาหาmaa-hǎa1[to] come see/visit [sb]2[to] come looking for [sth]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
My older sister and her husband are coming to see me tomorrow.
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ปี้เขยbpîi-kə̌əiทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoให้hâiพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoกินginเพราะprɔ́วันนี้wan-níiพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoเลิกงานlə̂ək-ngaanดึกdʉ̀k
My brother-in-law cooked for my older sister because she finished work late today.
ฉันchǎnฝากfàakปี้เขยbpîi-kə̌əiไปbpaiรับrápพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoที่tîiสถานีsà-tǎa-niiเพราะprɔ́ฉันchǎnติดประชุมdtìt-bprà-chum
I asked my older sister's husband to pick her up at the station because I was tied up in a meeting.
ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛแต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaanกับgàpพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoปี้เขยbpîi-kə̌əiก็gɔ̂ช่วยchûuaiดูแลduu-lɛɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเป็นbpenพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
Since marrying my older sister, my brother-in-law has helped care for my parents as though they were his own.
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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ปี้เขยbpîi-kə̌əiปี้เขยbpîi-kə̌əiolder brother-in-law (Northern Thai)older brother-in-law (Northern Thai)Word