สะ(sà)

Meanings

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colloquial particle (regional/vernacular)

a colloquial particle used in some dialects to add force or challenge, often after imperatives or interjections; nonstandard

Examples

ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerอย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveสิsìสิsì1[!] emphatic particle (statement)2[!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)3[!] reassuring/affirming particleกล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)สะsàสะsà1colloquial particle (regional/vernacular)2prefix: cleanliness (rare/arch.)
If you don’t dare, then don’t do it; come on, be brave!
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prefix: cleanliness (rare/arch.)

an archaic/rare bound form meaning clean/pure (variant of สะสะsà1colloquial particle (regional/vernacular)2prefix: cleanliness (rare/arch.)-), surviving in words like สะอาดสะอาดsà-àat1neat; tidy2pure; innocent (morally clean)3clean (clean), สะอ้อน (coquettish; sweetly behaved)

Examples

คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)สะอาดsà-àatสะอาดsà-àat1neat; tidy2pure; innocent (morally clean)3cleanและláeและláeand (coordinating)สะsàสะsà1colloquial particle (regional/vernacular)2prefix: cleanliness (rare/arch.)อ้อนônอ้อนôn1[to] act cute; [to] be coquettish2[to] wheedle; [to] cajole gentlyใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ส่วนหน้าsùuan nâaส่วนหน้าsùuan nâa1front part; front section2front side; anterior (anatomy/layout)สะsàสะsà1colloquial particle (regional/vernacular)2prefix: cleanliness (rare/arch.)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotสื่อความหมายsèu kwaam măaiสื่อความหมายsèu kwaam măai[to] convey meaning; signify; denoteว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeบริสุทธิ์bo-rí-sùtบริสุทธิ์bo-rí-sùt1pure; clean; uncontaminated2innocent; morally pure3chaste; virginal4unalloyed; sheerหรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)ดีงามdee ngaamดีงามdee ngaam1virtuous; morally good2beautiful; admirable3awesome!; excellent! (colloq.)
The words sa-at (clean) and sa-on (sweetly behaved) use the prefix ‘sa-’ conveying a sense of purity or goodness.

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