ໃຊ້

Lao

Alternative forms

• ໄຊ້ (sai) (widely used, but etymologically misspelled)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʑaɰꟲ (“to commission”). Cognate with Thai ใช้ (chái), Northern Thai ᨩᩱ᩶ or ᨩᩲ᩶, Lü ᦺᦋᧉ (tsay²), Tai Dam ꪻꪋ꫁, Tai Dón ꪻꪋꫂ, Shan ၸႂ်ႉ (tsâ̰ue), Tai Nüa ᥓᥬᥳ (tsȧue), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [saj˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [saɰ˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ໃຊ້
• Rhymes: -aj, -aɰ

Verb

ໃຊ້ • (sai) (abstract noun ການໃຊ້)

1. (transitive) to order, command
2. (transitive) to use, employ
3. (transitive) to spend
4. (transitive) to compensate, reimburse