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sais¹

  • /saɪs/ US, UK

Rhymes with -aɪs

Where it comes from

From Hindi (Hindustani), from Arabic سَائِس (sāʔis, “stableman, groom”), from سَاس (sās, “to tend a horse”).

noun saises · syce · sice

  1. India A groom, or servant with responsibility for the horses. Not one of them [horse dealers] will venture a horse, he is about to sell, in the stables of the intended purchaser, unless attended by one of his own syces, or grooms, who both knows and is known by the animal. If the horse be very old, or naturally dull, the syce takes care to ply him with spices
  2. dated usually syce: chauffeur, driver. House servants are usually either Chinese or Tamil, the former predominating, especially in towns of any size. The domestic staff will in general consist of a houseboy (in large establishments two houseboys), a water carrier (tukang ayer), whose duties include washing dishes and preparing baths, a c

sais²

  • /seɪz/

Rhymes with -eɪz

Where it comes from

Nonstandard spelling of says.

verb

  1. Used to represent a nonstandard pronunciation of says. 'Yes,' sais I, 'what's left of me; but, good gracious,' sais I, 'you have got the 'heaves.' I hope it ain't catchin'.

Sais³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Welsh Sais. Doublet of Saxon.

noun Sais · Saeson

  1. Wales, informal Someone from England; Englander

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sais. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sais

Chicago

"sais." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sais.

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@misc{sais_2026,
  title = {sais},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sais},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}