Thailand

See also: Thaïland

English

Etymology

From Thai +‎ -land, from Thai ไทย (tai), from ไท (tai, Tai, or 'free' via folk etymology).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaɪlænd/, /ˈtaɪlənd/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

Thailand

  1. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Capital: Bangkok. Former name: Siam.
    • 2011 November 2, 00:07:14 from the start, in Conan Delivers Chinese Food in NYC (Conan)‎[1], Conan O'Brien (actor), Team Coco:
      Are you from Thailand? I got you soup from Thailand!
    • 2025 January 14, Jay Ganglani and Kocha Olarn, “59 degrees Fahrenheit might not sound that chilly. In Thailand’s capital, it’s a shock to the system”, in CNN[2]:
      Bangkok typically sees temperatures between 73 and 91 degrees Fahrenheit (23 to 33 degrees Celsius) during January, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand – one reason why it’s a paradise for many tourists looking to escape winter in the northern hemisphere.
  2. A barangay of Banisilan, Cotabato, Philippines.

Descendants

  • Thai: ไทยแลนด์ (tai-lɛɛn)

Translations

See also

  • Countries of the world

Further reading

Afrikaans

Proper noun

Thailand

  1. Thailand (a country in Southeast Asia; capital: Bangkok)

Derived terms

Further reading

Danish

Proper noun

Thailand

  1. Thailand (a country in Southeast Asia)

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Thai +‎ land.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑi.lɑnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Thai‧land

Proper noun

Thailand n

  1. Thailand (a country in Southeast Asia)

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Thailand n (proper noun, genitive Thailands or (optionally with an article) Thailand)

  1. Thailand (a country in Southeast Asia)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Thailand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Thailand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tai̯lan]

Proper noun

Thailand

  1. Thailand (a country in Southeast Asia)

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Thailand

  1. Thailand (a country in Southeast Asia)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Thailand

  1. Thailand (a country in Southeast Asia)

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Thailand n (genitive Thailands)

  1. Thailand (a country in Southeast Asia)

See also

References