สะใภ้

Thai

Alternative forms

ตะใภ้

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สะใภ้ s a au bʰ ˆ
Phonemic		สะ-ไพ้ s a – ai b ˆ
Romanization	Paiboon	sà-pái
	Royal Institute	sa-phai
(standard) IPA^(key)		/sa˨˩.pʰaj˦˥/^(R)

Noun

สะใภ้ • (sà-pái)

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

Synonyms

ยาดา

Derived 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”)

Related terms

น้องเขย (“younger brother-in-law”)
พ่อตา (pɔ̂ɔ-dtaa, “wife's father”)
พ่อผัว (pɔ̂ɔ-pǔua, “husband's father”)
พี่เขย (“elder brother-in-law”)
แม่ผัว (mɛ̂ɛ-pǔua, “husband's mother”)
แม่ยาย (mɛ̂ɛ-yaai, “wife's mother”)
ลุงเขย (“uncle-in-law”)
ลูกเขย (lûuk-kə̌əi, “son-in-law”)

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