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Tai

UK/taɪ/ US/ˈtaɪ/ fairly common
adjective (3) noun (2)

adjective

1.

of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people

  • “Siamese kings”
  • “different Thai tribes live in the north”
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2.

of or relating to the languages of the Thai people

  • “Thai tones”
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3.

of or relating to Thailand

  • “the Thai border with Laos”
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noun

1.
2.

the most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages

Origin

From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin 戴 (Dài), as well as from its Cantonese pronunciation Daai³.

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