Dictionary entry
ใส
sǎiadjective
clear
Meaningsevery sense kept, sourced — never invented
1adj.
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 readingsreal sentences, spoken by real voices
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”).