Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Teochew (2, elder sister), Hokkien (ché, elder sister), or Cantonese (ze2, elder sister).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเจ๊
e t͡ɕ ˊ
RomanizationPaiboonjée
Royal Instituteche
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕeː˦˥/(R)

Noun

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เจ๊ (jée)

  1. (colloquial, used amongst Chinese people) elder sister; woman at the same age as one's elder sister; older woman; woman in charge; bosslady; female business owner; also used as a term of address to or title for such person.
    • 2013, 00:10 from the start, in ทรูมูฟ เอช "การให้ คือการสื่อสารที่ดีที่สุด" TrueMove H: Giving[1], Bangkok: TrueMove H, retrieved 2019-09-19:
      เจ๊ แป๊บนึง
      jée · bpɛ́ɛp nʉng
      Che [addressing a business owner], [wait] a moment!
  2. (slang, derogatory, offensive) aunt: aging woman; also used as a term of address to or title for such person.
  3. (LGBT slang) aunt: aging male homosexual; also used as a term of address to or title for such person.

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