ยาหยี
Thai edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Javanese yayi (“younger sibling; wife”).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | ยาหยี y ā h y ī | |
| Phonemic | ยา-หฺยี y ā – h ̥ y ī | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | yaa-yǐi |
| Royal Institute | ya-yi | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /jaː˧.jiː˩˩˦/(R) | |
Noun edit
ยาหยี • (yaa-yǐi)
- (ยอด~) used as a term of address to a romantically loved, younger one.
Related terms edit
- See ที่รัก (tîi-rák).