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Isan
Etymology
Compare Middle Chinese 洗 (MC sejX). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨪ᩠ᩅ᩠᩵ᨿ, Lao ສ່ວຍ (suāi), ສ່ວຽ (suāi), Khün ᨪ᩠ᩅ᩠᩵ᨿ, Lü ᦌᦽᧈ (soy¹), Tai Dam ꪏ꪿ꪺꪥ.
Verb
ส่วย (transliteration needed) (abstract noun การส่วย)
- to wash; to rinse.
Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Teochew 稅／税 (suê3, “tax”).[1]
Noun
ส่วย • (sùai)
- (historical) money or other things, as crops, animals, etc, collected by the government as national revenue in lieu of forced labour or services.
- (historical) things, as local goods or products, regularly collected from a local government by the central government.
- (historical) tribute, especially one given by a vassal state to its overlord.
- (historical and colloquial) Synonym of ค่าราชการ
- (historical and colloquial) Synonym of รัชชูปการ
- (archaic and loosely) any tax, duty, or charge.
- (slang) bribe.
- (slang) protection racket.
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Etymology 2
From Kuy Kui/Kuy/Kuay/Koay (“person”) by changing k- to s- in order to avoid vulgarity.
Proper noun
ส่วย • (sùai)
- Kuy people.
- Kuy language.
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