อ้ายเขย
âai-kə̌əiMeaning
1NounB1
older brother-in-law (Northern Thai)
The husband of one's older sister, in Northern Thai dialect.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoolder sister; elder female siblingกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)อ้ายเขยâai-kə̌əiอ้ายเขยâai-kə̌əiolder brother-in-law (Northern Thai)มาหาmaa-hǎaมาหาmaa-hǎa1[to] come see/visit [sb]2[to] come looking for [sth]ที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at home
Yesterday, my older sister and her husband came to visit me at home.
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พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoทำงานtam-ngaanอยู่yùuในเมืองnai-mʉʉangส่วนsùuanอ้ายเขยâai-kə̌əiดูแลduu-lɛɛสวนsǔuanที่บ้านtîi-bâan
My older sister works in town, while her husband looks after the orchard at home.
อ้ายเขยâai-kə̌əiทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanเก่งgèngพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoเลยləəiไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้าkâoครัวkruuaเองeeng
My older sister's husband is a good cook, so she rarely has to do the cooking herself.
ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoแต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaanอ้ายเขยâai-kə̌əiก็gɔ̂คอยkɔɔiช่วยchûuaiดูแลduu-lɛɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛเราraoเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเป็นbpenลูกชายlûuk-chaaiอีกìikคนkon
Since my older sister got married, her husband has helped look after our parents as though he were another son.
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
âai
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
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 nounI (older male); you (to an older male) (Isan)Part 1
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อ้ายเขยâai-kə̌əiอ้ายเขยâai-kə̌əiolder brother-in-law (Northern Thai)older brother-in-law (Northern Thai)Word