พี่

See also: , , พี, and พ.

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *biːᴮ (older sibling). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨻᩦ᩵, Lao ພີ່ (phī), ᦗᦲᧈ (pii1), Shan ပီႈ (pīi), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pii), Zhuang beix, Bouyei bix.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicพี่
bīˋ
RomanizationPaiboonpîi
Royal Institutephi
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰiː˥˩/

Noun

พี่ (pîi) (classifier คน)

  1. elder brother; elder sister.
  2. older person.
  3. (informal) boss; commander; leader; superior.
  4. (informal) an honorific given to the above described persons.

Pronoun

พี่ (pîi)

  1. a first person pronoun employed by a person when addressing a younger person or subordinate.
  2. an affectionate first person pronoun employed by a man when addressing his beloved woman.
  3. a second or third person pronoun used to address an older person or superior.
  4. an affectionate second or third person pronoun employed by a woman to address her beloved man.

Antonyms

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