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สาย

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From Proto-Tai *saːjᴬ (“cord; string”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ສາຍ (sāi), Lü ᦉᦻ (ṡaay), Tai Dam ꪎꪱꪥ, Tai Dón ꪎꪱꪥ, Tai Daeng ꪎꪱꪥ, Shan သၢႆ (sǎai), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥭᥴ (sáay), Aiton ꩬ︀ႝ (say), Phake ꩬ︀ႝ (say), Ahom 𑜏𑜩 (say), Zhuang sai, Zuojiang Zhuang sai.

From Wiktionary

1
adj.

late; delayed.

2
n.

line; wire; rope; string; strap

3
n.

connection; tie

4
n.

telephone call; telephone extension; telephone line

5
n. · (poetic)

darling; dearest; beloved

6
n.

method; route; way

7
n.

ranking belt for judo, karate, or jiujitsu

8
n.

wind gust

9
n.

raindrops falling in streaks

10
n.

lightning bolt

11
n.

stream of water; current; rivulet

12
n.

flower stalk

13
n. · (slang)

one who tends or loves to do something, or is a fan of someone or something

14
n. · (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial)

clipping of สายลับ (sǎai-láp, “spy”)

15
n.

late morning.

16
cls.

Classifier for roads, strings, wires, rivers, and other stringy things.