Thai

See also: thai, Thái, thaï, Thaï, þai, and Thai.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai ไทย (tai). Doublet of Tai and Dai.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taɪ/, Rhymes: -aɪ
    • Homophones: taille, tie, Ty
    • Audio (US):(file)
  • IPA(key): /θaɪ/, (Indic) /t̪ʰaːj/

Adjective

Thai (comparative more Thai, superlative most Thai)

  1. Of or pertaining to Thailand.

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Noun

Thai (countable and uncountable, plural Thai or Thais)

  1. (countable) A person living in or coming from Thailand.
    • 1958, Russell H. Fifield, The Diplomacy of Southeast Asia: 1945-1958[1], New York: Harper & Brothers, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 263:
      The Bangkok government indicated real concern over the developments in Communist China’s Yunnan province. Thai officials were afraid that Sibsongpanna would be a center where pro-Communist Thai in Southeast Asia would go and where subversive agitation could be directed against outside legitimate governments.
  2. A domestic cat breed.
    Alternative form: Thaï
  3. (uncountable) The main language spoken in Thailand (closely related to Lao).
  4. (uncountable) Thai cuisine; traditional Thai food.

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Noun

Thai (plural Thais)

  1. Thai (person from Thailand or of Thai descent)
    Synonym: Thailander
  2. (uncountable) Thai (cuisine)
    Synonym: Thai-kos

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Thai

  1. Thai (language)

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɑi̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Thai
  • Rhymes: -ɑi̯

Proper noun

Thai n

  1. Thai (language)
    Synonym: Thais

Noun

Thai m (plural Thai or Thais, feminine Thaise)

  1. a Thai person