เขย

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *C̬.kɯəjᴬ (“son-in-law”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩥ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᨡᩮᩨ᩠ᨿ, Lao ເຂີຍ (khœ̄i), Lü ᦵᦃᧀ (ẋoey), Shan ၶူၺ် (khǒi), Ahom 𑜁𑜤𑜐𑜫 (khuñ), Zhuang gwiz.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		เขย e kʰ y
Romanization	Paiboon	kə̌əi
	Royal Institute	khoei
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰɤːj˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

เขย • (kə̌əi) (classifier คน)

1. husband of one's relative

Derived terms

• น้องเขย (“younger brother-in-law”)
• น้าเขย (“husband of younger sister of one's father or mother”)
• พี่เขย (“elder brother-in-law”)
• ลุงเขย (“husband of older sister of one's father or mother”)
• ลูกเขย<t:son-in-law (lûuk-kə̌əi<t:son-in-law)

 

Related terms

• น้องสะใภ้ (“younger sister-in-law”)
• น้าสะใภ้ (“wife of younger brother of one's father or mother”)
• ป้าสะใภ้ (“wife of elder brother of one's father or mother”)
• พี่สะใภ้ (“elder sister-in-law”)
• ลูกสะใภ้ (lûuk-sà-pái, “daughter-in-law”)