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Thai

  • /taɪ/
  • /θaɪ/
  • /t̪ʰɑj/ South Asia

Sounds like taille, tie, Ty

Where it comes from

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

adjective more Thai · most Thai

  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.

    Similar: Thailandish

noun Thai · Thais

  1. countable 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 gov

    Similar: Thailander

  2. countable, uncountable A domestic cat of a particular breed descended from cats of Thailand and somewhat resembling a Siamese.
  3. uncountable Thai cuisine; traditional Thai food.

proper noun

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

    Similar: Thailandish

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: siamese, tai, central thai, lao, khmer, kampuchean, myanmar, bharat, thailand, bangkok, baht, state-owned, tay, taj, nguyen, meo

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adj of or pertaining to Thailand

Españoltailandés, thailandés, tai, thai
한국어타이 tai
日本語タイの tai no, タイ tai, 泰 tai
中文泰國的 /泰国的 Tàiguó de, 泰 tài
हिन्दीथाई thāī
Portuguêstailandês
Françaisthaïlandais, thaï
Deutschthailändisch
Italianotailandese
Românăthailandez
Русскийта́йский tájskij, таила́ндский tailándskij
Tiếng ViệtThái, Thái Lan
العربيةتَايْلَنْدِيّ tāylandiyy, تَايْلَانْدِيّ taylandiyy

noun person from Thailand or of Thai origin

Españoltailandés, thailandés, tai, thai
한국어타이인 taiin, 태국인 taegugin, 타이 사람 tai saram, 태국 사람 taeguk saram
日本語タイ人 taijin
中文泰國人 /泰国人 tàiguórén, 泰族 tàizú
हिन्दीथाई thāī
KiswahiliMthai, Wathai
Portuguêstailandês, tailandesa
FrançaisThaïlandais, Thaïlandaise
DeutschThailänder, Thailänderin, Thai
Italianotailandese, tailandesi
Românăthailandez, thailandeză
Русскийта́ец tájec, та́йка tájka, таила́ндец tailándec, таила́ндка tailándka
Tiếng Việtngười Thái, người Thái Lan
العربيةتَايْلَانْدِيّ taylandiyy
עבריתתאילנדי tailandi, תאילנדית tailandit

name language

Españoltailandés, thailandés
한국어타이어 taieo, 태국어 taegugeo
日本語タイ語 taigo
中文泰語 /泰语 tàiyǔ
हिन्दीथाई भाषा thāī bhāṣā, थाई thāī
KiswahiliKithai
Portuguêstailandês
Françaisthaï
DeutschThailändisch
Italianotailandese, thailandese
Ελληνικάταϊλανδικά taïlandiká, ταϋλανδικά taÿlandiká
Românăthailandeză
Русскийта́йский язы́к tájskij jazýk, та́йский tájskij
Tiếng Việttiếng Thái Lan, tiếng Thái
العربيةتَايْلَانْدِيّ tāylāndiyy
עבריתתאילנדית \ תַּיְלַנְדִּית tailandít

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@misc{thai_2026,
  title = {Thai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}