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Thai

proper noun

  1. language spoken in Thailand
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /taɪ/ / /θaɪ/ / /t̪ʰɑj/

adj

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

  1. Of or pertaining to Thailand.

    A group of Thai researchers found the spider during an expedition to Phang-Nga province in southern Thailand to research the diversity and distribution of tarantulas in the country.

name

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

  1. The main language spoken in Thailand (closely related to Lao).

noun

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

  1. A person living in or coming from Thailand.

    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 of a particular breed descended from cats of Thailand and somewhat resembling a Siamese.
  3. Thai cuisine; traditional Thai food.