สหาย

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Thai

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Etymology

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First attested in the Inscription of Wat Si Chum (จารึกวัดศรีชุม), c. 1341-1367. Possibly borrowed from Middle Khmer សហាយ (sahāya), from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, friend; follower).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicสหาย
s h ā y
Phonemic
สะ-หาย
s a – h ā y
RomanizationPaiboonsà-hǎai
Royal Institutesa-hai
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.haːj˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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สหาย (sà-hǎai)

  1. (elegant) friend
  2. (communism) comrade

Synonyms

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