ใส

See also: ใส่

Isan

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ໃສ (sai).

Pronoun

ใส (transliteration needed)

  1. where

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographicใส
au s
Phonemic
ไส
ai s
RomanizationPaiboonsǎi
Royal Institutesai
(standard) IPA(key)/saj˩˩˦/(R)
Homophones
 
สัยน์
ไส
ไสย

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *saɰᴬ (“clear; clean”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩲ, Isan ใส, Lao ໃສ (sai), Lü ᦺᦉ (ṡay), Tai Dam ꪻꪎ, Shan သႂ် (sǎue), Tai Nüa ᥔᥬᥴ (sáue), Ahom 𑜏𑜧 (saw) or 𑜏𑜧𑜤 (sawu), Zhuang saw.

Adjective

ใส • (sǎi) (abstract noun ความใส)

  1. clear; transparent; crystalline.
  2. spotless; stainless; unblemished; pure; clean.
  3. naive; innocent.
See also

Etymology 2

Probably from Old Chinese 四 (/*s.lij-s/, “four”).

Noun

ใส • (sǎi)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of ไส (sǎi, “a title given to the fourth son”)
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