เอื้อย(êuuai)
Meanings
1NounB1
older sister
older sister (especially used in the Northeastern Thai or Isan dialect)
Examples
เอื้อยêuuaiเอื้อยêuuai1older sister2eldest; firstbornจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt1provincial; out-of-town2upcountry; outside the capitalช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4period; time (around now/then)5distance between supports6width span; armspan7span; breadth (across)สงกรานต์sŏng-graanสงกรานต์sŏng-graan1Songkran festival2Songkran period/holidayไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Is older sister going back to the province during Songkran?
2AdjectiveB2
eldest; firstborn
eldest or firstborn (often used to refer to the oldest child)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan péun bâanนิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan péun bâan1folktale; traditional tale2folktale genre/bodyเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesปลาบู่ทองbplaa bòo tongปลาบู่ทองbplaa bòo tong1golden goby2Thai folktale "The Golden Goby"ลูกสาวlôok săaoลูกสาวlôok săaodaughterคนโตkon dtohคนโตkon dtoheldest childมีชื่อว่าmee chêu wâaมีชื่อว่าmee chêu wâa[to] be named; [to] be calledเอื้อยêuuaiเอื้อยêuuai1older sister2eldest; firstborn
In the folktale Pla Boo Thong, the eldest daughter is named Euay.