สะพาย

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Khmer ស្ពាយ (spiəy), Proto-Austronesian *sapay (whence Tagalog sampáy (“hanging laundry”)).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สะพาย s a b ā y
Phonemic		สะ-พาย s a – b ā y
Romanization	Paiboon	sà-paai
	Royal Institute	sa-phai
(standard) IPA(key)		/sa˨˩.pʰaːj˧/(R)

Verb

สะพาย • (sà-paai) (abstract noun การสะพาย)

1. (transitive) to carry or wear over shoulder

   Synonym: ตะพาย

Derived terms

• สายสะพาย (sǎai-sà-paai)

Further reading

• “สะพาย” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.