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Meanings

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1n.

older brother or sister; elder siblingcurated

2n.

older personwiktionary

3n.

used as a title or term of address for an older sibling or older person, and by such a person to refer to oneself when speaking to a younger personwiktionary

4n.

used affectionately as a title or term of address for a beloved older person, and by such a person to refer to oneself when speaking to a beloved younger personwiktionary

5n.

superior; master; leader; bosswiktionary

6n.

used as a title or term of address for a superior, master, leader, or boss, and by such a person to refer to oneself when speaking to a subordinate or servantwiktionary

In the readings

real sentences, spoken by real voices

บอกว่า "ขอบคุณนะคะ พี่เปียกหมดเลย"

She said, *"Thank you, you're completely drenched."*

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From Proto-Tai *biːᴮ (“older sibling”). In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Northern Thai ᨻᩦ᩵, Lao ພີ່ (phī), Lü ᦗᦲᧈ (pii¹), Shan ပီႈ (pīi), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pī). In Northern Tai, cognate with Zhuang beix, Bouyei bix.