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Thai
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शीर्ष (śīrṣa).
Pronunciation
Noun
ศีรษะ • (sǐi-sà)
- (formal) head: the upper part of the body.
- (formal and archaic) head: the upper or chief part of anything.
1785, พระคลัง (หน), พระยา, “เล่ม ๒”, in ราชาธิราช, กรุงเทพฯ: โรงพิมพ์ราษฎร์เจริญ, published 1889, page 65:
- สายเกาทัณฑ์นั้นกระทบศีรษะแม่มือเจตะสุกรี
- sǎai gao-tan nán grà-tóp sǐi-sà mɛ̂ɛ mʉʉ jee-dtà-sù-grii
- That bow string hit the thumb of Chetasurki.
(literally) That bow string hit the chief of the hand digits of Chetasukri.
Usage notes
- The commonly used term is หัว (hǔua).