ไท
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See also: ไท้
Etymology 1
Possibly from Proto-Tai *ɗwɤːjᴬ (“free”). (From Proto-Tai reconstructions #484).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ไท ai d | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tai |
| Royal Institute | thai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰaj˧/(R) | |
| Homophones | ไทย | |
| Audio | ||
Adjective
ไท • (tai) (abstract noun ความไท)
Noun
ไท • (tai)
- Tai ethnic group, a widespread ethnic group of Southeast Asia associated with the valley paddy-rice culture.
- Tai languages, a subfamily of the Tai-Kadai language family. Among the Tai languages are Thai, Lao, Shan, and Zhuang.
- Shan ethnic minority.
Derived terms
See also
- ไทย (tai)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ไท ai d | ||
| Phonemic | ไท้ ai d ˆ | ไท ai d | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tái | tai |
| Royal Institute | thai | thai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰaj˦˥/(R) | /tʰaj˧/(R) | |
| Homophones | ไทย | ||
| Audio | |||
Noun
ไท • (tái)
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