ใช้

From Proto-Tai *ʑaɰꟲ (“to commission”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩᩲ᩶, Lao ໃຊ້ (sai), Lü ᦺᦋᧉ (tsay²), Shan ၸႂ်ႉ (tsâ̰ue), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow).

ใช้ • (chái) (abstract noun การใช้)

1. to use; to employ.
2. to put to use; to utilise.
3. to apply (a law, rule, etc).
4. to exercise (a power, right, freedom, etc).
5. to require (someone to do something); to have or make (someone do something).
6. (criminal law) to abet. [first officially used in the Siamese Penal Code of 1908]
   • 1956 November 15, “ประมวลกฎหมายอาญา”, in ราชกิจจานุเบกษา, volume 73, number 95A(special), สำนักเลขาธิการคณะรัฐมนตรี, page 56:

     ถ้าความผิดที่ได้ใช้...ได้กระทำถึงขั้นลงมือ...

     tâa kwaam-pìt tîi dâai chái ... dâai grà-tam tʉ̌ng kân long-mʉʉ ...

     If the offence which has been abetted...has been committed to the point of commencement...

7. to disburse or spend (money, etc).
8. to pay (a debt, sum, etc); to perform (an obligation, etc).
9. to repay; to refund; to compensate.
10. to pay: to suffer in retribution.
11. to live (a life).