ป้ออุ๊ย(bpôr úi)

Meanings

1NounC1

grandfather; elderly man (Northern Thai)

Northern Thai (Lanna) term for a grandfather; also used respectfully to address an elderly man

Examples

ป้ออุ๊ยbpôr úiป้ออุ๊ยbpôr úigrandfather; elderly man (Northern Thai)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เป๋นคนbpĕn konเป๋นคนbpĕn kon[to] be a person; be the kind/type of person (Northern Thai)เจียงใหม่jiiang màiเจียงใหม่jiiang màiChiang Mai (Northern Thai dialect)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)3[to] move houseมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainกรุงเทพgrung-tâypกรุงเทพgrung-tâypBangkok (capital of Thailand)เมินmernเมินmern1[to] turn away; avert2[to] ignore; disregardละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2[to] omit; leave out; skip3topic/softening particle4each; per (spoken)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
My grandfather is from Chiang Mai, but he moved to live in Bangkok a long time ago.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ป้อbpôrป้อbpôr1father (Northern Thai dialect)2[to] flirt with [sb]; court; woo (colloquial)Part 1
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อุ๊ยúiอุ๊ยúi1[!] oops; oh! (surprise/mild shock)2maternal grandmother (Northern Thai)Part 2
ป้ออุ๊ยbpôr úiป้ออุ๊ยbpôr úigrandfather; elderly man (Northern Thai)