ຊາຍ

See also: ຊ້າຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຊາຽ (sāi) — dated

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːj˦˥/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ʑaːjᴬ (“male”). Cognate with Thai ชาย (chaai), Northern Thai ᨩᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຊາຍ (sāi), Lü ᦋᦻ (tsaay), Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥭᥰ (tsäay), Ahom 𑜋𑜩 (chay), Zhuang sai.

Noun

ຊາຍ • (sāi)

1. male, man

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ʑaːjᴬ (“eaves”). Cognate with Thai ชาย (chaai).

Noun

ຊາຍ • (sāi)

1. edge
2. eaves

Etymology 3

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *zaːjᴬ (“sand”), from Proto-Tai *zwɯəjᴬ (“sand”), from Old Chinese 沙 (OC *sraːl, *sraːls, “sand”). Cognate with Thai ทราย (saai), Shan သၢႆး (sáai), Ahom 𑜏𑜩 (say) or 𑜏𑜩𑜤 (sayu), Zhuang saiz.

Noun

ຊາຍ • (sāi)

1. sand

Derived terms

• ດິນຊາຍ (din sāi)