ยาย

yaai

Meanings

1NounA1

grandmother (maternal)

one’s mother’s mother; also used as a respectful kin-term for elderly women in some contexts

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)รักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
I love my grandmother very much.
2NounB1

old woman (informal; can be rude)

an elderly woman; informal and may sound rude or disrespectful depending on context and tone

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)คนหนึ่งkon nèungคนหนึ่งkon nèung1one person2a person; someoneตะโกนdtà-gohnตะโกนdtà-gohn[to] shout; yell; call outด่าdàaด่าdàa1[to] scold; reprimand2[to] insult; curse atคนขับรถkon kàp rótคนขับรถkon kàp rótdriver (vehicle); chauffeurกลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-ถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; street
Yesterday an old lady shouted at a driver in the middle of the road.

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