ไส้

See also: ไส

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicไส้
ai s ˆ
Phonemicไซ่
ai z ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonsâi
Royal Institutesai
(standard) IPA(key)/saj˥˩/
Homophonesไสร้

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *sajᶜ (“intestine”). Cognate with Lao ໄສ້ (sai), Shan သႆႈ (sāy), Ahom 𑜏𑜩 (say).

Noun

ไส้ • (sâi)

  1. intestine.
  2. anything that fills or is inside another thing, as filling, lead, wick, mantle, etc.
  3. (idiomatic) secret; private matter.
  4. (idiomatic) insider; member.
  5. (idiomatic, especially a biological one) family member; relative.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Particle

ไส้ • (sâi)

  1. Archaic form of ไสร้ (srâi).

Etymology 3

Noun

ไส้ • (sâi)

  1. (astrology, now dialect) Year of the Snake: the sixth year in a cycle of twelve years under the lunar calendar.
Synonyms
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