Thai

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Egyptian riverhemp

Pronunciation

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Orthographicสมี
s m ī
Phonemic
สะ-หฺมี
s a – h ̥ m ī
RomanizationPaiboonsà-mǐi
Royal Institutesa-mi
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.miː˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

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Uncertain. Possibly from Pali sāmī (chief, lord, master; a courtesy title for a man: mister, signor, etc) and cognate with Thai สามี (sǎa-mii).

Noun

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สมี (sà-mǐi) (classifier รูป or องค์)

  1. (Buddhism and archaic) an honorary for or term of address to a priest.
  2. (Buddhism and derogatory) a title for or term of address to a priest convicted of the gravest indiscipline.

Etymology 2

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From Sanskrit शमी (śamī, śamī tree: Prosopis cineraria).

Noun

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สมี (sà-mǐi) (classifier ต้น)

  1. (botany) Egyptian riverhemp: the plant Sesbania sesban of the family Leguminosae, whose leaves are traditionally used in fire worship rites.