พี่
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elder sister or brother
Built from
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.
In a sentence
พี่ของเขาเลี้ยงดูเขาตั้งแต่ยังเด็ก พอโตขึ้นก็ยังต้องเลี้ยงเขาเหมือนเดิม
From Wiktionary
elder brother; elder sister.
older person.
superior; master; leader; boss.
used as a title or term of address / used as a title for or term of address to an elder brother, elder sister, or older person; used by such person to refer to oneself when speaking to a younger brother, younger sister, or younger person.
used as a title or term of address / used as an affectionate title for or term of address to a beloved, older person; used by such person to refer to oneself when speaking to a beloved, younger person.
ขาวสุดพุดจีบจีน เจ้ามีสีนพี่มีศักดิ์ ทั้งวังเขาชังนัก แต่พี่รักเจ้าคนเดียว
used as a title or term of address / used as a title for or term of address to a superior, master, leader, or boss; used by such person to refer to oneself when speaking to when addressing a subordinate, inferior, or servant.
A note on usage
ผู้ร่วมบิดาหรือมารดาเดียวกันและเกิดก่อน