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Pali
Alternative scripts
- sā (Latin script)
- 𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- सा (Devanagari script)
- সা (Bengali script)
- සා (Sinhalese script)
- သာ or သႃ (Burmese script)
- ᩈᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ສາ (Lao script)
- សា (Khmer script)
- 𑄥𑄂 (Chakma script)
Noun
สา
- Thai script form of sā, which is inflection of สนฺ:
- nominative singular
- nominative/vocative plural (san, “dog”)
- Thai script form of sā, which is inflection of สัน:
- nominative singular
- nominative/vocative plural (san, “dog”)
Adjective
สา
- (demonstrative) Thai script form of sā, which is nominative singular feminine of ต (ta, “that”)
Pronoun
สา f
- Thai script form of sā, which is nominative singular of ตา (tā, “she”)
Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Pali san (“dog”). The nominative singular of the Pali word is sā.
Noun
สา • (sǎa)
- (literary, poetic) dog
- Synonyms: หมา (mǎa), สุนัข (sù-nák)
Etymology 2
Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩣ, Lao ສາ (sā), Lü ᦉᦱ (ṡaa), Shan သႃ (sǎa). Compare Zhuang sa (as in go sa), Zuojiang Zhuang sa (as in maex sa).
Noun
สา • (sǎa)
- Synonym of กระสา (grà-sǎa, “a kind of tree”) (Broussonetia papyrifera). (classifier ต้น)
- (กระดาษ~) paper that is made form the tree's bark. (classifier แผ่น)
Etymology 3
Cognate with Isan สา, Lao ສາ (sā), which refer to many kinds of snakes.
Noun
สา • (sǎa) (classifier ตัว)
- (งู~) many kinds of snakes.
งูสาเหลือง- Xenochrophis piscator
งูสาคอแดง- Rhabdophis subminiatus