Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit आशय (āśaya). Compare Lao ອາໄສ (ʼā sai).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicอาศัย
ɒ ā ɕ ạ y
Phonemic
อา-ไส
ɒ ā – ai s
RomanizationPaiboonaa-sǎi
Royal Institutea-sai
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔaː˧.saj˩˩˦/(R)

Verb edit

อาศัย (aa-sǎi) (abstract noun การอาศัย)

  1. to live; to reside; to dwell.
  2. to depend on; to rely on.