ใช้
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See also: ใช่
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Tai *ʑaɰꟲ (“to commission”). Cognate with Lao ໃຊ້ (sai), Northern Thai ᨩᩲ᩶ or ᨩᩱ᩶, Lü ᦺᦋᧉ (tsay²), Tai Dam ꪻꪋ꫁, Tai Dón ꪻꪋꫂ, Shan ၸႂ်ႉ (tsâ̰ue), Tai Nüa ᥓᥬᥳ (tsȧue), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow), Zhuang sawj, Zuojiang Zhuang cawj.
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic | ใช้ au d͡ʑ ˆ | |
Phonemic | ไช้ ai d͡ʑ ˆ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | chái |
Royal Institute | chai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰaj˦˥/(R) |
Verb
[edit]ใช้ • (chái) (abstract noun การใช้)
- to use; to employ.
- to put to use; to utilise.
- to apply (a law, rule, etc).
- to exercise (a power, right, freedom, etc).
- to require (someone to do something); to have or make (someone do something).
- (criminal law) to abet. [first officially used in the Siamese Penal Code of 1908]
- 1956 November 15, “ประมวลกฎหมายอาญา”, in ราชกิจจานุเบกษา, volume 73, number 95A(special), สำนักเลขาธิการคณะรัฐมนตรี, page 56:
- to disburse or spend (money, etc).
- to pay (a debt, sum, etc); to perform (an obligation, etc).
- to repay; to refund; to compensate.
- to pay: to suffer in retribution.
- to live (a life).