Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Old Chinese (OC *ʔsaːlʔ, *ʔsaːls).

Cognate with Lao ຊ້າຍ (sāi), Northern Thai ᨪ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᨪ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨿ, ᦌᦻᧉ (saay²), Shan သၢႆႉ (sâ̰ai), Ahom 𑜏𑜩 (say), Bouyei soix, Zhuang swix.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicซ้าย
z ˆ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonsáai
Royal Institutesai
(standard) IPA(key)/saːj˦˥/(R)

Noun edit

ซ้าย (sáai)

  1. left side (opposite of right).
    เลี้ยวซ้ายที่นี่
    líao sáai tîi-nîi
    turn left here

Derived terms edit