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ຊາຍ

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See also: ຊ້າຍ

Lao

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [saːj˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [saːj˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຊາຍ
  • Rhymes: -aːj

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *ʑaːjᴬ (male). Cognate with Thai ชาย (chaai), Northern Thai ᨩᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຊາຍ (sāi), ᦋᦻ (tsaay), Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥭᥰ (tsäay), Tai Dam ꪋꪱꪥ, Ahom 𑜋𑜩 (chay), Zhuang sai.

Noun

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ຊາຍ (sāi) (classifier ຄົນ)

  1. male, man

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *ʑaːjᴬ (eaves). Cognate with Thai ชาย (chaai).

Noun

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ຊາຍ (sāi)

  1. edge
  2. eaves

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *zaːjᴬ⁴ (sand), from Proto-Tai *zwɯəjᴬ (sand), from Old Chinese (OC *sraːl, *sraːls, “sand”). Cognate with Thai ทราย (saai), Northern Thai ᨪᩣ᩠ᨿ, ᦌᦻ (saay), Khün ᨪᩣ᩠ᨿ, Shan သၢႆး (sáai), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥭᥰ (säay), Ahom 𑜏𑜩 (say) or 𑜏𑜩𑜤 (sayu), Zhuang saiz, Nong Zhuang saiz.

Noun

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ຊາຍ (sāi)

  1. sand
Derived terms
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