saai

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːi/

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• Hyphenation: saai
• Rhymes: -aːi̯

Etymology 1

From the sense below, apparently because the cloth was perceived as dull and uninteresting.

Adjective

saai (comparative saaier, superlative saaist)

1. boring, tedious

Declension

Declension of saai
uninflected	saai
inflected	saaie
comparative	saaier
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		saai	saaier	het saaist het saaiste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	saaie	saaiere	saaiste
	n. sing.	saai	saaier	saaiste
	plural	saaie	saaiere	saaiste
definite		saaie	saaiere	saaiste
partitive		saais	saaiers	—

Derived terms

• doodsaai
• oersaai
• saaiheid

Descendants

• Javindo: saai
• Petjo: saai
• → Sranan Tongo: soi
  • → Caribbean Javanese: soi

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch saye, saey, from Old French saie, from Latin sagum.

Noun

saai n or m (uncountable)

1. woven woollen cloth
2. (Brabant) wool (in yarn form)

   Synonym: wol

   een bolleke sui ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Alternative forms

• (Brabantian) sui

Descendants

• → Virgin Islands Creole: saja (dated)

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