สบาย
Thai
Etymology
From Pali sappāya (“beneficial”), possibly via Middle Khmer សាបាយ (sāpāya, “good; fit; beneficial; wholesome; healthful; pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; at ease”). The Pali is often considered to be from Sanskrit सभेय (sabheya, “decent; well-behaved”), though alternative theories derive it from components tracing back to सं- (saṃ-, “syn-”) + प्र- (pra-, “pro-”) + आ- (ā-, “ad-”). Cognate with Khmer សប្បាយ (sapbaay), Lao ສະບາຍ (sa bāi).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | สบาย s ɓ ā y | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | สะ-บาย s a – ɓ ā y | ส̄ะ-บาย s a – ɓ ā y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sà-baai | sa-baai |
| Royal Institute | sa-bai | sa-bai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /sa˨˩.baːj˧/(R) | /sa˧.baːj˧/(R) | |
Adverb
สบาย • (sà-baai) (abstract noun ความสบาย)
- well (in health); happy; comfortable.
- (of a place) comfortable.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “สบาย” 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.