อ้าย

âai

Meanings

1PronounB1

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.

2NounB2

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.

Examples

มื้อวานméu waanมื้อวานméu waan1yesterday (colloquial/regional)2yesterday (time noun; colloquial/regional)อ้ายâaiอ้ายâai1I (older male); you (to an older male) (Isan)2older brother (Isan/Lao; also male slightly older)3you (rude/insulting; dialectal)4insulting prefix before a nounพาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inหนูnŏoหนูnŏo1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)ไปส่งbpai sòngไปส่งbpai sòng[to] drop off [sb/sth]; [to] see [sb] off; [to] deliver [sth]ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingพ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)
Yesterday my older brother took me to school because our parents were busy.
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3PronounC1

you (rude/insulting; dialectal)

A rude or contemptuous second-person form of address in some dialects, used aggressively or insultingly.

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4determinerC1

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).

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