ใส
sǎiadjective
clear
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1adj.
clearlexitron
2adj.
clear; transparent; crystallinewiktionary
3adj.
spotless; stainless; unblemished; pure; cleanwiktionary
4adj.
naive; innocentwiktionary
5n.
alternative form of ไส (sǎi, “a title given to the fourth son”)(alt-of, alternative, archaic)wiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesแม่น้ำสายเล็กๆ น้ำใส
A small river, clear water.
Built from
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. Probably from Old Chinese 四 (/*s.lij-s/, “four”).