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| คุณยาย khoonM yaaiM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | คุน-ยาย |
| IPA | kʰun jaːj |
| Royal Thai General System | khun yai |
| [noun, formal] | |||
| definition | maternal grandmother | ||
| classifier | คน  | khohnM | [numerical classifier for persons/occupations] |
| components | คุณ | khoonM | [a title of respect, as in] Mister, Miss, or Mrs. [usually followed by the first name] |
| ยาย | yaaiM | maternal grandmother | |
| sample sentences | |||
เด็ก ๆ มักจะต้องมีคุณย่าหรือคุณยายไว้เพื่อปลอบประโลมหลังจากที่ถูกพ่อดุ หรือ ถูกแม่ตี  dekL dekL makH jaL dtawngF meeM khoonM yaaF reuuR khoonM yaaiM waiH pheuuaF bplaawpL bpraL lo:hmM langR jaakL theeF thuukL phaawF dooL reuuR thuukL maaeF dteeM "Children frequently need their grandmothers to offer comfort and consolation when their fathers scold them or their mothers whip them." | |||
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