นาย

Thai

pron
Definitions
  • chief; lord; master.
  • (historical) the lowest noble rank of Thailand; person holding such rank.
  • used as a title for or term of address to these people.
  • (law) a formal title which a man over 15 years of age is required to use.
  • similar title, as mister, monsignor, signor, etc.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Khmer nāy borrowed from Sanskrit नाय (guide, leader).

Origin

Sanskrit

नाय

Gloss

guide, leader

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji
🦮

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms