Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1n.
chief; lord; master; ruler; leader; boss; person in chargewiktionary
2n.
employerlexitron
3n.
manwiktionary
4n.
a prefix indicating leadership or being in charge of somethingwiktionary
5n.
a familiar term of address to a male friendwiktionary
6cls.
classifier for menwiktionary
7n.
a legal title given to a man aged 15 years or olderwiktionary
Less common senses (2)
8n.
the lowest rank of nobility in Thailandwiktionary
9n.
a title given to a male commoner who is not a slave or convictwiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesงานนี้เหนื่อย แต่ฉันเป็นนายตัวเอง
The work is tiring, but I'm my own boss.
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Built from
From Old Khmer នាយ៑ (nāy), នាយ (nāya, “leader; leading man”), ultimately from Sanskrit नाय (nāya, “guide; leader”). Cognate with Lao ນາຍ (nāi), Lü ᦓᦻ (naay), Modern Khmer នាយ (niəy). Compare Mon နာဲ.