สาย

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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สาย

  1. Thai script form of sāya


See also

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You are probably looking for สายํ (adverb) (sāyaṃ, in the evening).

Thai

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สาย C / route C

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicสาย
s ā y
RomanizationPaiboonsǎai
Royal Institutesai
(standard) IPA(key)/saːj˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

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Adjective

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สาย (sǎai) (abstract noun ความสาย)

  1. late; delayed.

Noun

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สาย (sǎai)

  1. late morning.

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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *saːjᴬ (cord; string). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ສາຍ (sāi), ᦉᦻ (ṡaay), Tai Dam ꪎꪱꪥ, Tai Dón ꪎꪱꪥ, Tai Daeng ꪎꪱꪥ, Shan သၢႆ (sǎai), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥭᥴ (sáay), Aiton ꩬႝ (say), Phake ꩬႝ (say), Ahom 𑜏𑜩 (say), Zhuang sai, Zuojiang Zhuang sai.

Noun

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สาย (sǎai)

  1. line; wire; rope; string; strap.
  2. connection; tie.
  3. telephone call; telephone extension; telephone line.
  4. (poetic) darling; dearest; beloved.
  5. method; route; way.
  6. ranking belt for judo, karate, or jiujitsu.
  7. wind gust.
  8. raindrops falling in streaks.
  9. lightning bolt.
  10. stream of water; current; rivulet.
  11. flower stalk.
  12. (slang) one who is obsessed about something.
    สายเปย์
    sǎai bpee
    a person who likes to pay the bills; sugar daddy.
    สายแดก
    sǎai dɛ̀ɛk
    a person who likes to eat all the time.
    สาย ฝ.
    sǎai · fɔ̌ɔ
    a person obsessed about Western culture or people.
Derived terms
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Classifier

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สาย (sǎai)

  1. Classifier for roads, strings, wires, rivers, and other stringy things.