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| น้องชาย naawngH chaaiM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | น้อง-ชาย |
| IPA | nɔ́ːŋ tɕʰaːj |
| Royal Thai General System | nong chai |
| [noun] | |||
| definition | younger brother | ||
| classifier | คน  | khohnM | [numerical classifier for persons/occupations] |
| components |  น้อง | naawngH | younger sibling |
| ชาย | chaaiM | male | |
| synonyms | เชษฐา | chaehtF thaaR | [used in poetry or literature only] elder sibling |
พี่ชาย | pheeF chaaiM | older brother | |
| ภราดา | phaH raaM daaM | brother (figuratively) | |
| ภาดร | phaaM daawnM | brother | |
| อนุชา | aL nooH chaaM | Anucha [a Thai given name] (younger brother) | |
| related words | พี่ชาย | pheeF chaaiM | older brother |
| อ้าย | aaiF | the eldest son; an elder brother | |
| example | ลูกน้องชาย | luukF naawngH chaaiM | child of one's younger brother, a niece or nephew |
| sample sentence | ต้นตาลสูงใหญ่อายุหลายสิบปีเตี้ยลงถนัดใจ นี่คือหลักเขตที่นาระหว่างนาของแกกับของน้องชาย dtohnF dtaanM suungR yaiL aaM yooH laaiR sipL bpeeM dtiiaF lohngM thaL natL jaiM neeF kheuuM lakL khaehtL theeF naaM raH waangL naaM khaawngR gaaeM gapL khaawngR naawngH chaaiM "The enormous sugar palm, tens of years old, appeared considerably shorter; this was the marker of the border between his fields and those of his younger brother." | ||
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