สบาย
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Pali sappāya (“beneficial”), possibly via Middle Khmer សាបាយ (sāpāya, “good; fit; beneficial; wholesome; healthful; pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; at ease”); compare Sanskrit सभेय (sabheya, “decent; well-behaved”). Cognate with Khmer សប្បាយ (sapbaay), Lao ສະບາຍ (sa bāi).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | สบาย s ɓ ā y | ||
| Phonemic | สะ-บาย s a – ɓ ā y | ส̄ะ-บาย s a – ɓ ā y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sà-baai | sa-baai |
| Royal Institute | sa-bai | sa-bai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /sa˨˩.baːj˧/(R) | /sa˧.baːj˧/(R) | |
Adverb
[edit]สบาย • (sà-baai) (abstract noun ความสบาย)
- well (in health); happy; comfortable.
- (of a place) comfortable.