สไบ

Thai

Etymology

From Austronesian Sampáy or Sambáy. Compare Old Khmer ស្បៃ (spai), ស្បាយ៑ (spāy) > Middle Khmer ស្បៃ (spai) > Khmer ស្បៃ (sbay), Malay sebai. Possibly related to Thai สะพาย (sà-paai).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สไบ s ai ɓ
Phonemic		สะ-ไบ s a – ai ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	sà-bai
	Royal Institute	sa-bai
(standard) IPA(key)		/sa˨˩.baj˧/(R)

Noun

สไบ • (sà-bai)

1. sabai: a shawl-like garment worn in mainland Southeast Asia.

Derived terms

• สไบเฉียง