Thai

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Etymology

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From elision of สาวใภ้ (sǎao-pái), from สาว (sǎao) + ใภ้ (pái).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicสะใภ้
s a au bʰ ˆ
Phonemic
สะ-ไพ้
s a – ai b ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonsà-pái
Royal Institutesa-phai
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.pʰaj˦˥/(R)

Noun

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สะใภ้ (sà-pái)

  1. wife of one's relative.
  2. (informal) Clipping of ลูกสะใภ้ (lûuk-sà-pái, daughter-in-law).

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