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Thai
Etymology
Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ (“sad; dark; dusky”), Lao ເສົ້າ (sao), Shan သဝ်ႈ (sāo), Tai Nüa ᥔᥝᥲ (sàw, “dirty”), Phake ꩬွ် (saw, “gloomy (sky)”), Ahom 𑜏𑜧 (saw).
Pronunciation
Verb
เศร้า • (sâo) (abstract noun การเศร้า or ความเศร้า)
- to be sad; to be sorrowful.
- (archaic) to be dirty; to be dusky; to be gloomy.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Khmer: សៅ (saw, “impure; unclean; muddy”)