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Webster 1913 Edition


Sai


Sa′i

,
Noun.
[Cf. Pg.
sahi
.]
(Zool.)
See
Capuchin
, 3
(a)
.

Definition 2024


Sai

Sai

Latin

Noun

Saī

  1. dative singular of Sais

sai

sai

See also: SAI, sài, săi, sǎi, sāi, šai, and śai

English

Noun

sai (plural sai)

  1. A handheld weapon with three prongs, used in some Oriental martial arts.

See also

Etymology 2

Compare Portuguese sahi.

Noun

sai

  1. sajou; capuchin

Anagrams


Basque

Noun

sai

  1. vulture

Estonian

Noun

sai (genitive saia, partitive saia)

  1. white bread

Declension

Verb

sai

  1. Third-person singular past form of saama.
    Ta sai kingituse.
    He got a present.

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑi̯/
  • Hyphenation: sai
  • Rhymes: -ɑi

Verb

sai

  1. Third-person singular indicative past form of saada.
    Hän sai lahjan. (He got a present.)

Gothic

Romanization

sai

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐌹

Italian

Verb

sai

  1. (informal second-person singular present indicative of sapere) (you) know
    Sai il mio nome. - You know my name.

Noun

sai pl

  1. plural of saio

Anagrams


Japanese

Romanization

sai

  1. rōmaji reading of さい
  2. rōmaji reading of サイ

Lojban

Etymology 1

A priori.

Cmavo

sai (selma'o CAI CAI)

  1. modifies the preceding cmavo (an attitudinal) in order to indicate moderate intensity thereof
See also

Etymology 2

Rafsi

sai

  1. rafsi of sanmi.

Mandarin

Romanization

sai

  1. Nonstandard spelling of sāi.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of sǎi.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of sài.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • sae (obsolete), say (obsolete)

Pronunciation

Verb

sai

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of sair
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of sair

Veps

Noun

sai

  1. wedding

Inflection

Inflection of sai
nominative sing. sai
genitive sing. sajan
partitive sing. sajad
partitive plur. sajid
singular plural
nominative sai sajad
accusative sajan sajad
genitive sajan sajiden
partitive sajad sajid
essive-instructive sajan sajin
translative sajaks sajikš
inessive sajas sajiš
elative sajaspäi sajišpäi
illative ? sajihe
adessive sajal sajil
ablative sajalpäi sajilpäi
allative sajale sajile
abessive sajata sajita
comitative sajanke sajidenke
prolative sajadme sajidme
approximative I sajanno sajidenno
approximative II sajannoks sajidennoks
egressive sajannopäi sajidennopäi
terminative I ? sajihesai
terminative II sajalesai sajilesai
terminative III sajassai
additive I ? sajihepäi
additive II sajalepäi sajilepäi

References

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), свадьба”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (“bad; incorrect; inaccurate; to order; to send”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

sai

  1. To be incorrect.
  2. To be inaccurate.

Verb

sai

  1. to order, send

Synonyms

Antonyms