ส่วย
See also: สวย
Isan
Etymology
Compare Middle Chinese 洗 (MC seiX). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨪ᩠ᩅ᩠᩵ᨿ, Lao ສ່ວຍ (suāi), ສ່ວຽ (suāi), Khün ᨪ᩠ᩅ᩠᩵ᨿ, Lü ᦌᦽᧈ (soy1), Tai Dam ꪏ꪿ꪺꪥ.
Verb
ส่วย (sūai) (abstract noun การส่วย)
- to wash; to rinse.
Thai
Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemic | ส่วย s ˋ w y | |
Romanization | Paiboon | sùai |
Royal Institute | suai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /sua̯j˨˩/(R) |
Etymology 1
From Teochew 稅 (suê3, “tax”).[1]
Noun
ส่วย • (sùai)
- (historical) money or other things, as crops, animals, etc, collected by the government as national revenue in lieu of forced labour or services.
- (historical) things, as local goods or products, regularly collected from a local government by the central government.
- (historical) tribute, especially one given by a vassal state to its overlord.
- (historical and colloquial) Synonym of ค่าราชการ
- (historical and colloquial) Synonym of รัชชูปการ
- (archaic and loosely) any tax, duty, or charge.
- (slang) bribe.
- (slang) protection racket.
Synonyms
Synonyms
- บรรณาการ (ban-naa-gaan)
- พลี (pá-lii)
- สุงกะ
- อากร (aa-gɔɔn)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- นายส่วย
- ไพร่ส่วย
Descendants
- → Northern Thai: ᩈ᩠ᩅ᩠᩵ᨿ
- → Lao: ສ່ວຍ (suāi)
- → Lü: ᦉᦽᧈ (ṡoy1)
Etymology 2
From Kuy Kui/Kuy/Kuay/Koay (“person”) by changing k- to s- in order to avoid vulgarity.
Proper noun
ส่วย • (sùai)
- Kuy people.
- Kuy language.
References
- http://old-book.ru.ac.th/e-book/t/TH343(H)54/TH343-2.pdf