ยาย

Pali

Alternative forms

Pronoun

ยาย

  1. Thai script form of yāya, which is inflection of ยา (, who):
    1. genitive and dative singular
    2. ablative and instrumental singular
    3. locative singular

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms
  • ยัย (yai)

Etymology

Compare Indonesian nyai; Khmer យាយ (yiəy); Lao ຍາຍ (nyāi), ຍາຽ (nyāi); Shan ၼၢႆး (náay).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicยาย
yāy
RomanizationPaiboonyaai
Royal Instituteyai
(standard) IPA(key)/jaːj˧/

Noun

ยาย (yaai) (classifier คน)

  1. maternal grandmother.
  2. (sometimes derogatory) aged woman.
  3. (often derogatory and offensive) a term of address to or title for a woman, irrespective of her age.
  4. (colloquial) a diminutive or affectionate term of address to or title for a young woman or for a woman of the same age as the speaker.

Synonyms

maternal grandmother

Antonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Derived terms
  • ขุนนางใช่พ่อแม่ หินแง่ใช่ตายาย
  • ปู่ย่าตายาย
  • ยายทวด
  • ยายมด

See also

See also
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