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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *siəᴬ¹ (“to lose (something)”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈ᩠ᨿᩮ, Khün ᩈ᩠ᨿᩮ, Lao ເສຍ (sīa), Lü ᦵᦉ (ṡe), Shan သေ (sěe), Tai Nüa ᥔᥥᥴ (sé), Phake ꩬေ (se), Ahom *𑜏𑜦𑜧 (*sē).
Pronunciation
Verb
เสีย • (sǐia) (abstract noun การเสีย or ความเสีย)
- to degenerate; to deteriorate; to worsen; to decay.
- (humble, informal) to die.
- to lose; to be deprived of; to have no more.
- to suffer damage, injury, or ruin.
- to be out of order; to stop functioning.
- to be invalid, void, or null.
- to be in bad condition.
- to pay; to disburse; to spend.
- (archaic) to offer: to present as an act of worship or devotion.
- to waste.
Derived terms
Particle
เสีย • (sǐia)
- used at the end of a verb or adverb for emphasising or for indicating an imperative or hortative.
See also
References
- ^ ล้อม เพ็งแก้ว (1991) “ตุ๊กตา 'เสียกบาล' หรือ 'เสียกระบาน' แบบไหนที่ใช้เซ่นผี”, in ศิลปวัฒนธรรม (in Thai), Bangkok: มติชน, published 2019-08-05, retrieved 2020-01-22