Thai

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Etymology

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From สาย (sǎai, line; strip; thread) +‎ ฟ้า (fáa, sky; heaven).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicสายฟ้า
s ā y f ˆ ā
Phonemic
สาย-ฟ้า
s ā y – f ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboonsǎai-fáa
Royal Institutesai-fa
(standard) IPA(key)/saːj˩˩˦.faː˦˥/(R)

Noun

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สายฟ้า (sǎai-fáa)

  1. lightning bolt; thunderbolt.
  2. (Hindu mythology) vajra, a weapon of the god Indra, symbolising thunderbolt.
  3. (mythology) similar weapon, as that of Zeus in the Greek mythology.
  4. (now rare) spider web hanging in the air.

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