ໄຊ
Lao
Etymology 1
From Pali jaya (“victory”), from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”). Cognate with Khmer ជ័យ (cɨy) and ជយ (cɔɔy), Thai ชัย (chai) and ชย.
Noun
ໄຊ • (sai)
- victory, conquest, triumph
Proper noun
ໄຊ • (sai)
- Xay (city)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *zajᴬ (“fish trap”). Cognate with Thai ไซ (sai), Shan သႆး (sái), Ahom 𑜏𑜩 (say), Zhuang saez.
Noun
ໄຊ • (sai)
- small long bamboo trap for fish and small animals
Etymology 3
Noun
ໄຊ • (sai)
- name of a native method of curing conjunctivitis or tongue infection
Etymology 4
Adjective
ໄຊ • (sai) (abstract noun ຄວາມໄຊ)
- fierce because of pain (as of an injured animal)
Etymology 5
Noun
ໄຊ • (sai)
- (botany) Leersia hexandra, a type of sword grass with long leaves and sharp edges
Etymology 6
Proper noun
ໄຊ • (sai)
- (astronomy) name of a star
Etymology 7
Verb
ໄຊ • (sai) (abstract noun ການໄຊ)
- to be stupefied; to lose consciousness (from pain, during an illness)