Etymology

Thailand

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Today it means: A country in Southeast Asia; formerly, Siam. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Capital: Bangkok. Full definition →

Thai ไทย
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  1. Thai · derived fromไทย
  2. English todayThailand

From Thai + -land, from Thai ไทย (tai), from ไท (tai, “Tai, or 'free' via folk etymology”).

Words from the same roots

Thaiไทย all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.