ไส้

See also: ไส

Thai

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *sajꟲ (intestine). Cognate with Lao ໄສ້ (sai), Northern Thai ᩈᩱ᩶, ᦺᦉᧉ (ṡay²), Shan သႆႈ (sāi), Aiton ꩬႝ (say), Phake ꩬႝ (say), Ahom 𑜏𑜩 (say), Tai Dam ꪼꪎ꫁, Zhuang saej. Compare Proto-Be *tseːᴮꟲ².

Noun

ไส้ • (sâi)

  1. intestine
  2. (figurative) womb
    ลูกในไส้
    lûuk nai sâi
    (literally) child in womb (= biological child)
  3. someone or something that fills or is inside another, as food filling, pencil lead, candle wick, lamp mantle, etc.
  4. (figurative) secret; private matter
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Particle

ไส้ • (sâi)

  1. archaic form of ไสร้ (srâi)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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

Further reading

  • ไส้” 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.