ผู้ใหญ่

Thai
FWOTD – 20 February 2022

Pronunciation
Orthographicผู้ใหญ่
pʰ ū ˆ au h ɲ ˋ
Phonemic
พู่-ไหฺย่
b ū ˋ – ai h ̥ y ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonpûu-yài
Royal Institutephu-yai
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰuː˥˩.jaj˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From ผู้ (pûu, “person”) +‎ ใหญ่ (yài, “great; big”). Compare Chinese 大人 (dàrén).

Noun

ผู้ใหญ่ • (pûu-yài) (classifier คน)

  1. elder.
  2. person over 18 years of age.
  3. (biology) adult person; mature person.
  4. (colloquial) person of high rank, authority, or dignity; superior; commander.

Adjective

ผู้ใหญ่ • (pûu-yài)

  1. adult; mature.
  2. high, senior, or superior (in rank, authority, or dignity); high-ranking.
    ขุนนางผู้ใหญ่
    kǔn-naang pûu-yài
    senior official; high-ranking official
    ตำรวจชั้นผู้ใหญ่
    dtam-rùuat chán pûu-yài
    police officer of senior rank; police officer of superior rank

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Etymology 2

From clipping of ผู้ใหญ่บ้าน (pûu-yài-bâan), from ผู้ใหญ่ (pûu-yài, “elder”) +‎ บ้าน (bâan, “village”).

Noun

ผู้ใหญ่ • (pûu-yài) (classifier คน)

  1. (colloquial) village chief; also used as a title for or term of address to a village chief.
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