sai
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sai (plural sai)
- A handheld weapon with three prongs, used in some Oriental martial arts.
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[edit] Basque
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sai
[edit] Estonian
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sai
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sai
- third person singular imperfect indicative of saama (e.g. to get)
- ta sai kingituse (he got a present)
[edit] Finnish
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sai
- Third-person singular indicative past form of saada.
- hän sai lahjan (he got a present)
[edit] Italian
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sai
- (informal second-person singular present indicative of sapere) (you) know
- Sai il mio nome - You know my name
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sai m. pl.
[edit] Japanese
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sai (hiragana さい)
- 歳: age, year, old
- 犀: rhinoceros
- 差異: 差違: diversity, difference
- 際: when, in case of
- 才: talent, ability
- 再: re-
[edit] Mandarin
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- 噻: character used in translation
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sai
- 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.