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Thai
//taɪ// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 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."
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to Thailand wordnet
- 2 of or relating to the languages of the Thai people wordnet
- 3 of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people wordnet
Noun
- 1 A person living in or coming from Thailand. countable
"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 branch of the Tai languages, spoken in central Thailand, centered in Bangkok wordnet
- 3 A domestic cat breed. countable, uncountable
- 4 a native or inhabitant of Thailand wordnet
- 5 The main language spoken in Thailand (closely related to Lao). uncountable
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- 6 Thai cuisine; traditional Thai food. uncountable
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Thai ไทย (tai). Doublet of Tai and Dai.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Thai ไทย (tai). Doublet of Tai and Dai.
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