สา(săa)
Meanings
1NounB2
paper mulberry
Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera), whose bark is used to make traditional paper and fiber; also the paper itself made from this plant.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ฉีกchèekฉีกchèek1[to] tear open2[to] break with; go against (figurative)3[to] tear; ripเปลือกbplèuakเปลือกbplèuak1shell; rind; peel; skin (outer covering)2husk; peelings (removed outer layer)3[to] peel; shell; husk4surface; superficial appearance (figurative)ต้นสาdtôn săaต้นสาdtôn săapaper mulberry treeมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทำเยื่อtam yêuuaทำเยื่อtam yêuua[to] produce pulp (for paper)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofผลิตpà-lìtผลิตpà-lìt1to produce; manufacture2to generate; yieldกระดาษสาgrà-dàat săaกระดาษสาgrà-dàat săamulberry paper; traditional Thai handmade paper
Villagers tear the bark of the paper mulberry to make pulp for producing saa paper.
2ConjunctionC1
because; since (literary)
A literary or poetic conjunction meaning because or since.
Examples
ข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâoข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâoI; me (formal/written)มิอาจmí àatมิอาจmí àat1[to] be unable (to); cannot (formal)2[to] not dare (to) (formal)3[to] be not permitted (to); may not (formal)ไปเยี่ยมbpai yîiamไปเยี่ยมbpai yîiam1[to] visit [sb] (showing care)2[to] pay a visit (formal/polite)3[to] visit [a place] (inspect/attend)ท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedสาsăaสาsăa1paper mulberry2because; since (literary)เรือนreuuanเรือนreuuan1house; dwelling (traditional/wooden); hull/body (of sth)2classifier (ships/boats; houses—formal/lit.)3body; figure (formal/lit.)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far (in time/relationship); distant3far; to a distant placeและláeและláeand (coordinating)ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpour
I cannot visit you, because the house is far and it is raining heavily.