sái

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sai"

Guaraní

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish saya (“skirt”).

Noun

sái

1. skirt

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of sái – see 屎 (“excrement; poop; secretion from the body; tear, earwax, snot, etc.; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 屎).

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːj˨˩˦] ~ [saːj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaːj˦˥] ~ [saːj˦˥]

Adjective

sái

1. ominous, inauspicious, unlucky

   Sợ sái quá không dám nói đấy chứ.

   More like too afraid of misfortune to say a word.