Thai edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Inscription of Wat Si Chum (จารึกวัดศรีชุม), c. 1341-1367. Possibly borrowed from Middle Khmer សហាយ (sahāya), from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, friend; follower).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicสหาย
s h ā y
Phonemic
สะ-หาย
s a – h ā y
RomanizationPaiboonsà-hǎai
Royal Institutesa-hai
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.haːj˩˩˦/(R)

Noun edit

สหาย (sà-hǎai)

  1. (elegant) friend
  2. (communism) comrade

Synonyms edit