ໄຊ

Lao

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [saj˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [saj˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ໄຊ
• Rhymes: -aj

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)

1. victory, conquest, triumph

Proper noun

ໄຊ • (sai)

1. Xay (city)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *zajᴬ (“fish trap”). Cognate with Thai ไซ (sai), Tai Dam ꪼꪏ, Shan သႆး (sái), Ahom 𑜏𑜩 (say), Zhuang saez.

Noun

ໄຊ • (sai)

1. small long bamboo trap for fish and small animals

Etymology 3

Noun

ໄຊ • (sai)

1. name of a native method of curing conjunctivitis or tongue infection

Etymology 4

Adjective

ໄຊ • (sai) (abstract noun ຄວາມໄຊ)

1. fierce because of pain (as of an injured animal)

Etymology 5

Cognate with Thai ไซ (sai).

Noun

ໄຊ • (sai)

1. (botany) Leersia hexandra, a type of sword grass with long leaves and sharp edges

Etymology 6

Cognate with Thai ไซ (sai).

Proper noun

ໄຊ • (sai)

1. (astronomy) name of a star

Etymology 7

Verb

ໄຊ • (sai) (abstract noun ການໄຊ)

1. to be stupefied; to lose consciousness (from pain, during an illness)