ไท

See also: ไท้

Thai

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 edit		ไทย
Audio

Adjective

ไท • (tai) (abstract noun ความไท)

1. free; independent.

Noun

ไท • (tai)

1. Tai ethnic group, a widespread ethnic group of Southeast Asia associated with the valley paddy-rice culture.
2. Tai languages, a subfamily of the Tai-Kadai language family. Among the Tai languages are Thai, Lao, Shan, and Zhuang.
3. Shan ethnic minority.

Derived terms

• ไทดำ (tai-dam)
• ไทใต้คง (tai-dtâai-kong)
• ไทพวน (tai-puuan)
• ไทลื้อ (tai-lʉ́ʉ)
• ผู้ไท (pûu-tai)

 

See also

• ไทย (tai)

 

Etymology 2

From English tie.

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 edit			ไทย
Audio

Noun

ไท • (tái)

1. tie; necktie.