Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1n.
male; manwiktionary
2n.
edge; hem; fringe; bordercurated
3n.
eaveswiktionary
Built from
From Proto-Tai *ʑaːjᴬ (“male”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຊາຍ (sāi), Lü ᦋᦻ (tsaay), Shan ၸၢႆး (tsáai), Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥭᥰ (tsäay), Ahom 𑜋𑜩 (chay), Zhuang sai, Tày chài. From Proto-Tai *ʑaːjᴬ (“eaves”). Cognate with Lao ຊາຍ (sāi).