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| อ้าย aaiF |  |
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| 1. | the eldest son; an elder brother |
| 2. | [titular honorific, used mostly in the country (the northern or northeastern provinces) by placing it in front of men's first names or nicknames] [see Notes] |
| 3. | first; one |
| 4. | [of animals—word placed in front of an animal's name to indicate masculine gender] |
| 5. | [word used by a superior male by placing it in front of an inferior male's name or nickname, e.g. a master calling servant] |
| 6. | [word used among male friends by placing it in front of nicknames to indicate their strong male bond or companionship] |
| 7. | [a derogatory prefix placed in front of male names or nicknames to express insult—usually used in a negative way] |
| 8. | [an ancient prefix adults use by placing it in front of boys' or much younger men's names/nicknames to express familiarity or kind fondness] |
| 9. | [word used in front of some words or phrases to express emphasis in a general way] |
| 10. | [impolite prefix used in front of some words or phrases to express reprimand] |
| 11. | [special pronoun used to refer to what is well understood] |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | อ้าย |
| IPA | ʔâːj |
| Royal Thai General System | ai |
| alternate spelling | ไอ้ | aiF | |
| 1. [noun, pronoun, colloquial, ancient] | |||
| definition | the eldest son; an elder brother | ||
| related words | น้องชาย  | naawngH chaaiM | younger brother |
| พี่ชาย | pheeF chaaiM | older brother | |
| sample sentences | |||
ขณะที่เขากำลังเลี้ยงฉลองกับพนักงาน มีอ้ายโม่งสองคนบุกยิงด้วยปืนลูกซองต่อหน้าคนเป็นร้อย khaL naL theeF khaoR gamM langM liiangH chaL laawngR gapL phaH nakH ngaanM meeM aaiF mo:hngF saawngR khohnM bookL yingM duayF bpeuunM luukF saawngM dtaawL naaF khohnM bpenM raawyH "While he was celebrating with his employees, two masked bandits suddenly came into the party and attacked him with a shotgun in front of hundreds of witnesses." | |||
| 2. [noun, pronoun, ancient] | |||
| definition | [titular honorific, used mostly in the country (the northern or northeastern provinces) by placing it in front of men's first names or nicknames] [see Notes] | ||
| notes | In this case, อ้าย is not derogatory. พันตำรวจโท ทักษิณ ชินวัตร (Police Lieutenant Colonel Thaksin Shinawatra), the Prime Minister, is sometimes referred to as "อ้ายแม้ว" or "อ้ายแม้ว นายกฯ" | ||
| categories | |||
| 3. [adjective, archaic, ancient] | |||
| definition | first; one | ||
| 4. [noun, colloquial] | |||
| definition | [of animals—word placed in front of an animal's name to indicate masculine gender] | ||
| example | อ้ายทุย | aaiF thuyM | buffalo stud |
| as a prefix | อ้ายจ๋อ | aaiF jaawR | male ape |
| 5. [prefix, colloquial, ancient] | |||
| definition | [word used by a superior male by placing it in front of an inferior male's name or nickname, e.g. a master calling servant] | ||
| 6. [prefix, colloquial, ancient] | |||
| definition | [word used among male friends by placing it in front of nicknames to indicate their strong male bond or companionship] | ||
| 7. [prefix, colloquial, vulgar] | |||
| definition | [a derogatory prefix placed in front of male names or nicknames to express insult—usually used in a negative way] | ||
| examples | อ้ายเตี้ย | aaiF dtiiaF | [derogatorily calling someone] Shorty |
| อ้ายตื้อบ้องตัน | aaiF dteuuF baawngF dtanM | [derogatorily calling] amputee; stub-tail; fool | |
| ไอ้บ้า | aiF baaF | [of a person] [is] crazy | |
| 8. [prefix, colloquial, ancient] | |||
| definition | [an ancient prefix adults use by placing it in front of boys' or much younger men's names/nicknames to express familiarity or kind fondness] | ||
| 9. [prefix, colloquial] | |||
| definition | [word used in front of some words or phrases to express emphasis in a general way] | ||
| sample sentence | |||
| 10. [prefix, colloquial, vulgar] | |||
| definition | [impolite prefix used in front of some words or phrases to express reprimand] | ||
| 11. [pronoun] | |||
| definition | [special pronoun used to refer to what is well understood] | ||
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