สา

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sa"

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• sā (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• सा (Devanagari script)
• সা (Bengali script)
• සා (Sinhalese script)
• သာ or သႃ (Burmese script)
• ᩈᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ສາ (Lao script)
• សា (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

สา

1. Thai script form of sā, which is inflection of สนฺ:
   1. nominative singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural (san, “dog”)
2. Thai script form of sā, which is inflection of สัน:
   1. nominative singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural (san, “dog”)

Adjective

สา

1. (demonstrative) Thai script form of sā, which is nominative singular feminine of ต (ta, “that”)

Pronoun

สา f

1. Thai script form of sā, which is nominative singular of ตา (tā, “she”)

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		สา s ā
Romanization	Paiboon	sǎa
	Royal Institute	sa
(standard) IPA(key)		/saː˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Pali san (“dog”). The nominative singular of the Pali word is sā.

Noun

สา • (sǎa)

1. (literary, poetic) dog

   Synonyms: หมา (mǎa), สุนัข (sù-nák)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩣ, Lao ສາ (sā), Lü ᦉᦱ (ṡaa), Shan သႃ (sǎa). Compare Zhuang sa (as in go sa), Zuojiang Zhuang sa (as in maex sa).

Noun

สา • (sǎa)

1. Synonym of กระสา (grà-sǎa, “a kind of tree”) (Broussonetia papyrifera). (classifier ต้น)
2. (กระดาษ~) paper that is made form the tree's bark. (classifier แผ่น)

Etymology 3

Cognate with Isan สา, Lao ສາ (sā), which refer to many kinds of snakes.

Noun

สา • (sǎa) (classifier ตัว)

1. (งู~) many kinds of snakes.

   งูสาเหลือง

   Xenochrophis piscator

   งูสาขาว

   Bungarus candidus

   งูสาคอแดง

   Rhabdophis subminiatus