เสย

Thai

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Etymology

From Old Khmer *sey (“to lift, to raise; to relieve, to alleviate; to reveal, to show; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer សើយ (saəy).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เสย e s y
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		เสย e s y	เสิ็ย e s i ˘ y
Romanization	Paiboon	sə̌əi	sə̌i
	Royal Institute	soei	soei
(standard) IPA(key)		/sɤːj˩˩˦/(R)	/sɤj˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

เสย • (sə̌əi) (abstract noun การเสย)

1. to lift up something by placing another thing under that thing and pushing it up, like prying up or levering up; to lift up, push up, raise, or elevate in a similar manner.
2. (of headhair) to push up, back, or away using a finger, fingers, a comb, etc.
3. (slang) to hit someone in the chin.