noun
sais
sys
noun
1
A groom or stable hand employed to look after horses, especially in South Asia.
"The sais led the horses out to be watered."
"A sais waited by the stable gate every morning."
2
A hired driver or chauffeur (also spelled syce).
"The family kept a sais to drive them into town."
How to Use Sais
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA stable hand or driver, a word used mainly in South Asian English.
When to use it
Regional term, common in Indian and Pakistani English rather than everyday British or American usage.
Word Forms
saises plural, Sais plural, Saeson plural
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Etymology
From Hindustani, ultimately from Arabic sāʔis, "one who tends a horse."