สหาย

Thai

Etymology

First attested in the Inscription of Wat Si Chum (จารึกวัดศรีชุม), c. 1341-1367. Possibly borrowed from Middle Khmer សហាយ (sahāya), from Sanskrit सहाय (sahāya, “friend; follower”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สหาย s h ā y
Phonemic		สะ-หาย s a – h ā y
Romanization	Paiboon	sà-hǎai
	Royal Institute	sa-hai
(standard) IPA^(key)		/sa˨˩.haːj˩˩˦/^(R)

Noun

สหาย • (sà-hǎai)

(elegant) friend
(communism) comrade

Synonyms

เพื่อน (pʉ̂ʉan)

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