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| เขย kheeuyR |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เขย |
| IPA | kʰɤ̌ːj |
| Royal Thai General System | khoei |
| [noun] | |||
| definition | male relative by marriage (female: สะใภ้  ) | ||
| notes | The Royal Institute Dictionary has: เขย น. ชายที่มาแต่งงานกับญาติผู้หญิง, ผัวของญาติ, เช่น ถ้าเป็นผัวของลูกสาว เรียก ลูกเขย ถ้าเป็นผัวของป้า เรียก ลุงเขย. . . . [N] a male who marries a female member of a family; the husband of a relative. For example, the husband of one’s daughter is called “ลูกเขย”; if a person is the husband of one’s aunt, he is called “ลุงเขย”. | ||
| examples | พี่เขย | pheeF kheeuyR | brother-in-law (older); husband of one’s older sister |
| น้องเขย | naawngH kheeuyR | brother-in-law (younger); husband of one’s younger sister | |
| ลูกเขย | luukF kheeuyR | son-in-law (daughter's husband) | |
| หลานเขย | laanR kheeuyR | grandson-in-law | |
| sample sentence | |||
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