สาย

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• sāya (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀸𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• साय (Devanagari script)
• সায (Bengali script)
• සාය (Sinhalese script)
• သာယ or သႃယ (Burmese script)
• สายะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩣᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ສາຍ or ສາຍະ or ສາຢະ (Lao script)
• សាយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄂𑄠 (Chakma script)

Noun

สาย ?

1. Thai script form of sāya

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		สาย s ā y
Romanization	Paiboon	sǎai
	Royal Institute	sai
(standard) IPA(key)		/saːj˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

สาย • (sǎai) (abstract noun ความสาย)

1. late; delayed.

Noun

สาย • (sǎai)

1. late morning.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *saːjᴬ (“cord; string”). Cognate with Lao ສາຍ (sāi), Lü ᦉᦻ (ṡaay), Shan သၢႆ (sǎai).

Noun

สาย C / route C

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.

    • สายฝ.

      sǎai fɔ̌ɔ

      a person (girl) obsessed about Western culture.

Classifier

สาย • (sǎai)

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