Thai

TY/taɪ/

Noun pluralThai, Thais

5 meanings of Thai

1
adjective
Coming from Thailand, or connected to its people and culture.
She loves Thai music and traditional dance.
The Thai flag has bands of red, white, and blue.
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2
nouncountable
A person who lives in or comes from Thailand.
A Thai showed us the way to the floating market.
Many Thais celebrate the water festival every April.
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3
noununcountable
The main language that people speak in Thailand.
She is learning Thai at an evening language school.
Thai can be hard to read because of its curling letters.
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4
noununcountable
Traditional food and cooking from Thailand.
We ordered Thai for dinner last night.
Thai is my favorite kind of food.
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nouncountable or uncountable
A kind of pet cat that looks like the Siamese.
They adopted a Thai from the local shelter.
A Thai has bright blue eyes and a smooth, short coat.

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This word comes from the Thai word ไทย (tai).