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สาย

Pali

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Alternative scripts

Noun

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สาย

  1. Thai script form of sāya


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You are probably looking for สายํ (adverb) (sāyaṃ, “in the evening”).

Thai

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สาย C / route C

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicสาย
s ā y
RomanizationPaiboonsǎai
Royal Institutesai
(standard) IPA(key)/saːj˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

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สาย • (sǎai) (abstract noun ความสาย)

  1. late; delayed.

Noun

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สาย • (sǎai)

  1. late morning.

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times of day: ช่วงเวลาของวัน (chûuang wee-laa kɔ̌ɔng wan)edit

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *saːjᴬ (“cord; string”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ສາຍ (sāi), Lü ᦉᦻ (ṡaay), Tai Dam ꪎꪱꪥ, Tai Dón ꪎꪱꪥ, Tai Daeng ꪎꪱꪥ, Shan သၢႆ (sǎai), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥭᥴ (sáay), Aiton ꩬႝ (say), Phake ꩬႝ (say), Ahom 𑜏𑜩 (say), Zhuang sai, Zuojiang Zhuang sai.

Noun

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สาย • (sǎai)

  1. line; wire; rope; string; strap
  2. connection; tie
  3. telephone call; telephone extension; telephone line
  4. (poetic) darling; dearest; beloved
  5. method; route; way
  6. ranking belt for judo, karate, or jiujitsu
  7. wind gust
  8. raindrops falling in streaks
  9. lightning bolt
  10. stream of water; current; rivulet
  11. flower stalk
  12. (slang, only found in combination) one who tends or loves to do something, or is a fan of someone or something
  13. (colloquial) clipping of สายลับ (sǎai-láp, “spy”)
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Classifier

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สาย • (sǎai)

  1. Classifier for roads, strings, wires, rivers, and other stringy things.
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