สอย

Cognate with Thai ซอย (sɔɔi) (to mince, to slice).

สอย (transliteration needed) (abstract noun การสอย)

1. to cut, prune, slice.
2. to make a witty remark (done by singers of folk/traditional ballads at the end of verses).

Cognate with Lao ສອຍ (sǭi), Northern Thai ᩈᩬ᩠ᨿ, Lü ᦉᦾ (ṡoay), Shan သွႆ (sǎui). Compare Phake ꩬေ (se).

สอย • (sɔ̌ɔi) (abstract noun การสอย)

1. (of a fruit, flower, etc) to pick, collect, or take with a long stick or the like.
2. (slang, especially from a position, office, or the like) to remove.

   สมชัยโดนจากตำแหน่ง กกต.

   sǒm-chai doon sɔ̌ɔi jàak dtam-nɛ̀ng · gɔɔ-gɔɔ-dtɔɔ

   Somchai has been removed from the ECT office.

3. (slang, especially of newly publicised goods) to take; to get; to acquire; to obtain.

   ตั๋วคอนออกแล้ว ไปกัน

   dtǔua kɔn ɔ̀ɔk lɛ́ɛo · bpai sɔ̌ɔi gan

   Concert tickets are out now. Let's get some.

4. (figurative) to reach, especially through distance or difficulty.
   • 2013, รังสรรค์ ราศี-ดิบ, นางนอน:

     ม่อนงามเมฆลอย เสียดสูงสุด นางคอยเนิ่นนาน ผ่านเลยเวลา

     mɔ̂n ngaam mêek lɔɔi · sìiat sǔung sùt sɔ̌ɔi · naang kɔɔi nə̂ən-naan · pàan ləəi wee-laa

     A pretty peak, flanked by floating clouds, so high that reaching is impossible – there she has long been waiting through the passing eons.

5. (slang, especially of something far away) to hit; to attack.

   แบล็กฮอว์กโดนอาร์พีจีกลางอากาศ

   blɛ́k-hɔ́k doon aa-pii-jii sɔ̌ɔi glaang aa-gàat

   A Black Hawk (helicopter) was attacked by an RPG in mid-air.

6. (slang) to punch; to jab.

   นักมวยโดนร่วงกลางเวที

   nák-muai doon sɔ̌ɔi rûuang glaang wee-tii

   The boxer has been knocked out in the middle of the ring.
   (literally) The boxer was punched that he collapsed in the middle of the stage.

7. (slang) to pick up for a sexual purpose; to select as one's partner in a sexual activity.

สอย • (sɔ̌ɔi) (abstract noun การสอย)

1. to stitch; to sew.

Cognate with Lao ສອຍ (sǭi) (as in ໃຊ້ສອຍ (s)), Shan သွႆ (sǎui) (as in ၸႂ်ႉသွႆ (tsâ̰ue sǎui)).

สอย • (sɔ̌ɔi) (abstract noun การสอย)

1. (now only in combination) to use; to utilise; to employ.