sāya

See also: saya

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀸𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• साय (Devanagari script)
• সায (Bengali script)
• සාය (Sinhalese script)
• သာယ or သႃယ (Burmese script)
• สาย or สายะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩣᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ສາຍ or ສາຍະ or ສາຢະ (Lao script)
• សាយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄂𑄠 (Chakma script)

Noun

sāya

1. This word appears to exist only in dictionaries, where it was claimed to be masculine. An alternative citation form for this word is sāyo. For the attested word, see sāyaṃ (“at night”).

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sāya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
• Aufrecht, Halāyudha p. 380, remarks: "this word seems to be the gerund of sā, and to have signified originally ʻ having finished. ʼ A masc. sāya does not exist."*