sai

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/saɪ/Singapore/saɪ˦˨/

noun

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

OriginJapanese 釵 →
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Meanings

sai1

nounsai (plural sai)
  1. A handheld weapon with three prongs, used in some Oriental martial arts.

sai2

noun
  1. A sajou; a capuchin (monkey).

sai3

nounsai (uncountable)
  1. MalaysiaSingaporecolloquialuncountablevulgarShit

    go and take your morning shower and wash your arse with water and soap after pang sai

    2003 April 18, Bone Toad, “Christ won”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet)
    2 more examples

    […]the employer of the unfortunate maid that was forced to makan sai are indonesians.

    1998 February 10, Thye Hoon Lin, “SM Lee was right - Johor is notorious for muggings!”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet)

    It is Chek Lap Kok ho lang. You should makan sai. Are you an Orang Laut trying to speak Chinese?

    1998 July 9, SimiSar, “[sangkancil] New HK airport faces barrage of criticism (fwd)”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet)

Origin

sai · noun

  1. Japanese釵
  2. Englishsai

From Japanese 釵 (sai).

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sai · noun

  1. Tupian
  2. Englishsai

Compare Portuguese sahi, from Tupian sai (“monkey”).

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sai · noun

  1. Hokkien屎“shit”
  2. Englishsai

Borrowed from Hokkien 屎 (sái, “shit”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sai

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Sounds the same

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Anagrams

ISAASIsia
Cite this entry
APA

sai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sai

MLA

“sai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sai.

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