แซ่

Isan

Etymology

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

Verb

แซ่ (transliteration needed)

  1. to soak; to steep; to immerse.

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicแซ่
æ z ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonsɛ̂ɛ
Royal Institutesae
(standard) IPA(key)/sɛː˥˩/
Homophonesแส้

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.
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