Thailandish

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The main language spoken in Thailand; Thai. nonstandard, uncountable

    "If, however, a prophet came from Siam — or must we say Thailand, and preached to me in Siamese or Thailandish, I should reject him, not because I did not like what he said, but because I could not make head or tail of it; […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Thailand, its people, or language. nonstandard, not-comparable

    "I can't even say, "He's Thailandese," or "Thailandish." Or Siamese, which isn't right anymore and anyway sounds like a cat."

Example

More examples

"I can't even say, "He's Thailandese," or "Thailandish." Or Siamese, which isn't right anymore and anyway sounds like a cat."

Etymology

From Thailand + -ish.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.