พี่น้อง

Thai

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Etymology

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From พี่ (pîi, older brother; older sister; older person) +‎ น้อง (nɔ́ɔng, younger brother; younger sister; younger person). Compare Zhuang beixnuengx.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicพี่น้อง
b ī ˋ n ˆ ɒ ŋ
Phonemic
พี่-น้อง
b ī ˋ – n ˆ ɒ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonpîi-nɔ́ɔng
Royal Institutephi-nong
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰiː˥˩.nɔːŋ˦˥/(R)

Noun

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พี่น้อง (pîi-nɔ́ɔng)

  1. brother and/or sister; sibling.
  2. older and/or younger person(s), as senior and/or junior.
  3. used to address the general public.

Derived terms

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