แซ่

Isan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɟeːᴮ (“to soak”), from Middle Chinese 漬 (MC dzjeH, “to soak; soaked”). Cognate with Thai แช่ (chɛ̂ɛ), Lao ແຊ່ (sǣ), Shan ၸႄႈ (tsāae), Ahom 𑜋𑜦𑜧 (chē).

Verb

แซ่ (transliteration needed) (abstract noun การแซ่)

1. to soak; to steep; to immerse.

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		แซ่ æ z ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	sɛ̂ɛ
	Royal Institute	sae
(standard) IPA(key)		/sɛː˥˩/(R)
Homophones edit		แส้

Etymology 1

Adverb

แซ่ • (sɛ̂ɛ)

1. noisily; loudly
2. (spreading out of gossip) rapidly

See also

• เซ็งแซ่

Etymology 2

From Teochew 姓 (sên2).

Noun

แซ่ • (sɛ̂ɛ)

1. Chinese family name.