ป้ออุ๊ย
bpɔ̂ɔ-úiMeaning
1NounC1
grandfather; elderly man (Northern Thai)
Northern Thai (Lanna) term for a grandfather; also used respectfully to address an elderly man
Examples
ป้ออุ๊ยbpɔ̂ɔ-úiป้ออุ๊ยbpɔ̂ɔ-úigrandfather; elderly man (Northern Thai)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เป๋นคนbpěen-konเป๋นคนbpěen-kon[to] be a person; be the kind/type of person (Northern Thai)เจียงใหม่jiiang-màiเจียงใหม่jiiang-màiChiang Mai (Northern Thai dialect)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] move house3[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกรุงเทพgrung-têepกรุงเทพgrung-têepBangkok (capital of Thailand)เมินməənเมินməən1[to] turn away; avert2[to] ignore; disregard3long; for a long time (Northern Thai)ละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particleครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
My grandfather is from Chiang Mai, but he moved to live in Bangkok a long time ago.
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ตอนdtɔɔnละอ่อนlá-ɔ̀ɔnป้ออุ๊ยbpɔ̂ɔ-úiชอบchɔ̂ɔpเล่าlâoนิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanล้านนาláan-naaหื้อhʉ́ʉฟังfangก่อนนอนgɔ̀ɔn-nɔɔnตึงdtʉngคืนkʉʉn
When I was young, my grandfather liked to tell me Lanna folktales every night before bed.
ขอkɔ̌ɔสุsùมาmaaเต๊อะdtə́ครับkrápป้ออุ๊ยbpɔ̂ɔ-úiพอจะpɔɔ-jàฮู้จักhúu-jàkทางtaangไปbpaiกาดหลวงgàat-lǔuangก่อgɔ̀ɔครับkráp
Excuse me, grandfather. Do you happen to know the way to Kad Luang (Warorot Market)?
ในnaiชุมชนchum-chonป้ออุ๊ยbpɔ̂ɔ-úiเปรียบเสมือนbprìiap-sà-mʉ̌ʉanผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิpûu-song-kun-ná-wútที่tîiทุกคนtúk-konเคารพนับถือkao-róp-náp-tʉ̌ʉเวลาwee-laaมีmiiเรื่องบาดหมางrʉ̂ʉang-bàat-mǎangกันganก็gɔ̂มักจะmák-jàไปbpaiขอkɔ̌ɔคำปรึกษาkam-bprʉ̀k-sǎaจากjàakท่านtân
In the community, the 'poh-ui' (respected elder) is like a sage whom everyone respects; when conflicts arise, people often seek his counsel.
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
bpɔ̂ɔ
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
ป้อbpɔ̂ɔป้อbpɔ̂ɔ1father (Northern Thai dialect)2[to] flirt with [sb]; court; woo (colloquial)father (Northern Thai dialect)Part 1
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อุ๊ยúiอุ๊ยúi1oops; oh! (surprise/mild shock)2ouch; ow3grandparent; elderly person (Northern Thai)oops; oh! (surprise/mild shock)Part 2
ป้ออุ๊ยbpɔ̂ɔ-úiป้ออุ๊ยbpɔ̂ɔ-úigrandfather; elderly man (Northern Thai)grandfather; elderly man (Northern Thai)Word