Definitions and meaning of sai
sai
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saɪ/
- Rhymes: -aɪ
- Homophones: sigh, psi, xi, scye, Si
Etymology 1
From Japanese 釵 (sai).
Noun
sai (plural sai)
- A handheld weapon with three prongs, used in some Oriental martial arts.
See also
- Sai (weapon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Compare Portuguese sahi, from Tupian sai (“monkey”).
Noun
sai
- A sajou; a capuchin (monkey).
Further reading
- sai in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.
- sai in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Min Nan 屎 (sái, “excrement; poop”).
Noun
sai (uncountable) (Singapore, Malaysia, coloquial, Singlish)
- (vulgar) shit
Anagrams
- A. S. I., A.S.I., AIS, AIs, ASI, Asi, IAS, ISA, Isa, Isa., Sia, a-Si, ais, is-a
Basque
Noun
sai anim
- vulture
Estonian
Etymology
Cognate to Livonian sōja (“white bread”). Possibly a derivation from saama. As white bread was often offered during weddings, an initial compound of saialeib would have meant something along the lines of "receiver's bread, wedding bread".
Noun
sai (genitive saia, partitive saia)
- white bread
Declension
See also
Verb
sai
- Third-person singular past form of saama.
- Ta sai kingituse.
- He got a present.
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑi̯/, [ˈs̠ɑi̯]
- Rhymes: -ɑi
- Syllabification: sai
Verb
sai
- Third-person singular indicative past form of saada.
- Hän sai lahjan. (He got a present.)
Anagrams
Gothic
Romanization
sai
- Romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐌹
Italian
Verb
sai
- (second-person singular present indicative of sapere) - (you) know
Noun
sai pl
- plural of saio
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
sai
- Rōmaji transcription of さい
- Rōmaji transcription of サイ
Mandarin
Romanization
sai
- Nonstandard spelling of sāi.
- Nonstandard spelling of sǎi.
- Nonstandard spelling of sài.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Middle English
Noun
sai
- Alternative form of assay
Min Nan
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- sae (obsolete), say (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsaj/
- Rhymes: -aj
Verb
sai
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of sair
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of sair
Solon
Noun
sai
- tea
References
- Bayarma Khabtagaeva, Dagur Elements in Solon Evenki, 2012.
Veps
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
sai
- wedding
Inflection
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “свадьба”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂaːj˧˧] ~ [saːj˧˧]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 差 (“bad; incorrect; inaccurate; to order; to send”).
Adjective
sai
- be incorrect
- be inaccurate
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 差.
Verb
sai
- (chiefly in compounds) to order, to send
- 1920, Trần Trọng Kim, Việt Nam sử lược, Quyển II, Trung Bắc Tân Văn, page 130
- Vua Càn-long nghe lời tâu ấy sai Tôn sĩ Nghị khởi quân bốn tỉnh Quảng-đông, Quảng-tây, Quí-châu, Vân-nam, đem sang đánh Tây-sơn.
- When the Quanlong Emperor had heard this petition, he ordered Sun Shiyi to take the troops of the four provinces Guangdong, Guangzhou, Guizhou, and Yunnan and bring them to fight the Tây Sơn.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Adjective
sai • (𡗂)
- (of trees) be fruitful
Zhuang
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /θaːi˨˦/
- Tone numbers: sai1
- Hyphenation: sai
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *ʑaːjᴬ (“male”). Cognate with Thai ชาย (chaai), Northern Thai ᨩᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຊາຍ (sāi), Lü ᦋᦻ (tsaay), Shan ၸၢႆး (tsáay), Tai Nüa ᥓᥣᥭᥰ (tsäay), Ahom 𑜋𑜩 (chay).
Noun
sai (Sawndip forms 𪟞 or 仔 or 哉 or 腮 or 偲, old orthography sai)
- male; man; boy; fellow
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *saːjᴬ (“cord; string”). Cognate with Thai สาย (sǎai), Lao ສາຍ (sāi).
Noun
sai (Sawndip forms 𧛷 or 緦 or 腮 or 哉 or 𬗹 or 彩, old orthography sai)
- band; belt; ribbon
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Verb
sai (Sawndip forms 浉 or 筛, old orthography sai)
- to waste; to squander
- to lose (through damage or death)
Etymology 4
Verb
sai (Sawndip form 浉, old orthography sai)
- to pour (wine)
Etymology 5
Verb
sai (Sawndip forms 㩙 or 师, old orthography sai)
- to saw (wood)
Etymology 6
Verb
sai (Sawndip form 𡧳, old orthography sai)
- (dialectal, of flowers) to bloom
Source: wiktionary.org- SAHIWAL, any of a breed of humped dairy cattle.
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)