ซ้าย
Thai
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Chinese 左 (OC *ʔsaːlʔ, *ʔsaːls).
Cognate with Lao ຊ້າຍ (sāi), Northern Thai ᨪ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Khün ᨪ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lü ᦌᦻᧉ (saay²), Shan သၢႆႉ (sâ̰ai), Ahom 𑜏𑜩 (say), Bouyei soix, Zhuang swix.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ซ้าย z ˆ ā y | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | sáai |
| Royal Institute | sai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /saːj˦˥/(R) | |
Noun
ซ้าย • (sáai)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ซ้าย” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.