Thai–English dictionary

ผู้ใหญ่

pôo-yài

Audio pronunciation is available for this word.

Commonness: Common in contemporary general Thai.

Meanings

n.
  1. adult ; grown-up
n.
  1. senior ; elder ; older person
n.
  1. big man ; big person ; powerful people ; bigwig (inf.) ; big shot
n.
  1. dignatary
n.
  1. boss ; executive people ; responsible person ; one's superior

Example sentences

n.adult ; grown-up

เด็กควรเคารพผู้ใหญ่ในบ้าน

Children should respect the adults in the house

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