ໃຊ້
Lao
editAlternative forms
edit- ໄຊ້ (sai) (widely used, but etymologically misspelled)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Tai *ʑaɰꟲ (“to commission”). Cognate with Thai ใช้ (chái), Northern Thai ᨩᩱ᩶ or ᨩᩲ᩶, Lü ᦺᦋᧉ (tsay²), Tai Dam ꪻꪋ꫁, Tai Dón ꪻꪋꫂ, Shan ၸႂ်ႉ (tsâ̰ue), Tai Nüa ᥓᥬᥳ (tsȧue), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow).
Pronunciation
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editໃຊ້ • (sai) (abstract noun ການໃຊ້)
- (transitive) to order, command
- (transitive) to use, employ
- (transitive) to spend
- (transitive) to compensate, reimburse