สาย

สาย

1. Thai script form of sāya

You are probably looking for สายํ (adverb) (sāyaṃ, “in the evening”).

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สาย • (sǎai) (abstract noun ความสาย)

1. late; delayed.

สาย • (sǎai)

1. late morning.

From Proto-Tai *saːjᴬ (“cord; string”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ສາຍ (sāi), Lü ᦉᦻ (ṡaay), Tai Dam ꪎꪱꪥ, Tai Dón ꪎꪱꪥ, Tai Daeng ꪎꪱꪥ, Shan သၢႆ (sǎai), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥭᥴ (sáay), Aiton ꩬႝ (say), Phake ꩬႝ (say), Ahom 𑜏𑜩 (say), Zhuang sai, Zuojiang Zhuang sai.

สาย • (sǎai)

1. line; wire; rope; string; strap
2. connection; tie
3. telephone call; telephone extension; telephone line
4. (poetic) darling; dearest; beloved
5. method; route; way
6. ranking belt for judo, karate, or jiujitsu
7. wind gust
8. raindrops falling in streaks
9. lightning bolt
10. stream of water; current; rivulet
11. flower stalk
12. (slang, only found in combination) one who tends or loves to do something, or is a fan of someone or something
13. (colloquial) clipping of สายลับ (sǎai-láp, “spy”)

สาย • (sǎai)

1. Classifier for roads, strings, wires, rivers, and other stringy things.