ใส่

See also: ใส

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *s.cɤːlᴮ (to put).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩲ᩵, Lao ໃສ່ (sai), ᦺᦉᧈ (ṡay¹), Tai Dam ꪻꪎ꪿, Shan သႂ်ႇ (sàue), Tai Nüa ᥔᥬᥱ (sǎue), Ahom 𑜏𑜧 (saw) or 𑜏𑜧𑜤 (sawu), Saek จอ.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicใส่
au s ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonsài
Royal Institutesai
(standard) IPA(key)/saj˨˩/(R)

Verb

ใส่ • (sài) (abstract noun การใส่)

  1. to don; to wear; to put on
  2. to put, place, or set (in, into, etc); to cause to be in, into, etc; to insert; to add
  3. (slang) to hit, to strike; to punch, to jab

Synonyms

to wear

Preposition

ใส่ • (sài)

  1. in; into
  2. towards; in the direction of

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 351

Further reading

  • ใส่” 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.