อ้าย
âaiMeanings
I (older male); you (to an older male) (Isan)
A familiar Isan pronoun used by an older male to refer to himself, or when speaking to an older male.
older brother (Isan/Lao; also male slightly older)
A regional term (Isan/Lao) equivalent to standard Thai ‘พี่พี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person)’, used for an older brother or a slightly older male.
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you (rude/insulting; dialectal)
A rude or contemptuous second-person form of address in some dialects, used aggressively or insultingly.
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insulting prefix before a noun
A contemptuous form placed before a person's name or a noun to insult or show scorn (e.g., อ้ายอ้ายâai1I (older male); you (to an older male) (Isan)2older brother (Isan/Lao; also male slightly older)3you (rude/insulting; dialectal)4insulting prefix before a noun+N).