ยัย

Thai

Etymology

From elision of ยาย (yaai).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ยัย y ạ y
Romanization	Paiboon	yai
	Royal Institute	yai
(standard) IPA(key)		/jaj˧/(R)

Noun

ยัย • (yai)

1. (slang, often derogatory and offensive) used as a title for or term of address to any woman or trans woman.
2. (slang, can be offensive) used as a title for or term of address to a young woman or woman of the same age as the speaker.

Related terms

• นัง (nang)