Tai (t ) also Dai (d)n. pl. Tai or Tais also Dai or Dais 1. A family of languages spoken in southeast Asia and southern China that includes Thai, Lao, and Shan. 2. A member of any of the Tai-speaking peoples of Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, China, and Vietnam. 3. Thai. adj. 1. Of or relating to Tai, its speakers, or their culture. 2. Thai. |
Tai [taɪ]
adj & n
(Linguistics / Languages) a variant spelling of Thai
TAI
abbreviation for
(Physics / General Physics) International Atomic Time
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| Noun | 1. |  Tai - a native or inhabitant of Thailand Kingdom of Thailand, Siam, Thailand - a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula; "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam" |
| 2. | Tai - the most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages White Tai - a branch of the Tai languages Red Tai - a branch of the Tai languages Tai Lue, Xishuangbanna Dai - a branch of the Tai languages Khuen - a branch of the Tai languages Lao - the Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos Khamti - a branch of the Tai languages Southern Tai - a branch of the Tai languages Tay - a branch of the Tai languages Nung - a branch of the Tai languages Tho - a branch of the Tai languages Zhuang - a branch of the Tai languages Yay - a branch of the Tai languages Saek - a branch of the Tai languages | |
| Adj. | 1. | Tai - of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people; "Siamese kings"; "different Thai tribes live in the north" |
| 2. | Tai - of or relating to the languages of the Thai people; "Thai tones" | |
| 3. | Tai - of or relating to Thailand; "the Thai border with Laos" |
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