สา

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sa"

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

สา

  1. Thai script form of , which is inflection of สนฺ:
    1. nominative singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural (san, dog)
  2. Thai script form of , which is inflection of สัน:
    1. nominative singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural (san, dog)

Adjective

สา

  1. (demonstrative) Thai script form of , which is nominative singular feminine of (ta, that)

Pronoun

สา f

  1. Thai script form of , which is nominative singular of ตา (, she)

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicสา
s ā
RomanizationPaiboonsǎa
Royal Institutesa
(standard) IPA(key)/saː˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Pali san (dog). The nominative singular of the Pali word is .

Noun

สา • (sǎa)

  1. (literary, poetic) dog
    Synonyms: หมา (mǎa), สุนัข (sù-nák)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩣ, Lao ສາ (), ᦉᦱ (ṡaa), Shan သႃ (sǎa). Compare Zhuang sa (as in go sa), Zuojiang Zhuang sa (as in maex sa).

Noun

สา • (sǎa)

  1. synonym of กระสา (grà-sǎa, a kind of tree) (Broussonetia papyrifera). (Classifier: ต้น)
  2. (กระดาษ~) paper that is made form the tree's bark. (Classifier: แผ่น)

Etymology 3

Cognate with Isan สา, Lao ສາ (), which refer to many kinds of snakes.

Noun

สา • (sǎa) (classifier ตัว)

  1. (งู~) many kinds of snakes.
    งูสาเหลือง
    Xenochrophis piscator
    งูสาขาว
    Bungarus candidus
    งูสาคอแดง
    Rhabdophis subminiatus