sai

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See also sāi, sǎi, and sài

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
sai

Plural
sai

sai (plural sai)

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  1. A handheld weapon with three prongs, used in some Oriental martial arts.

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[edit] Basque

[edit] Noun

sai

  1. vulture

[edit] Estonian

[edit] Noun

sai

  1. white bread

[edit] Verb

sai

  1. third person singular imperfect indicative of saama (e.g. to get)
    ta sai kingituse (he got a present)

[edit] Finnish

[edit] Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sai
  • Rhymes: -ɑi
  • IPA: [sɑi]

[edit] Verb

sai

  1. Third-person singular indicative past form of saada.
    hän sai lahjan (he got a present)

[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

sai

  1. (informal second-person singular present indicative of sapere) (you) know
    Sai il mio nome - You know my name

[edit] Noun

sai m. pl.

  1. (plural of saio) habits (worn by monks)

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Noun

sai (hiragana さい)

  1. : age, year, old
  2. : rhinoceros
  3. 差異: 差違: diversity, difference
  4. : when, in case of
  5. : talent, ability
  6. : re-

[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Pinyin

sai (form of sai0 or sai5)

  1. : character used in translation

[edit] Pinyin syllable

sai

  1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, sāi, sǎi, or sài.

[edit] Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.