Word origins

• waA traditional proa-style outrigger canoe of the Caroline Islands.
• ThaiOf or pertaining to Thailand.
• bangkokA kind of straw hat.
• nanSynonym of maid: a servant girl.
• PhuketA province of Thailand.
• watA Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.
• waiA Thai greeting wherein the palms are brought together in front of the face or chest, sometimes accompanied with a bow.
• bahtThe official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.
• raistone money
• chingA pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia.
• takTo take.
• TrangA surname from Vietnamese.
• PattayaA resort city in Bang Lamung district, Chonburi Province, Thailand.
• KrabiA province of Thailand.
• salaA large hall or reception room.
• phanA fan of the American rock band Phish.
• PatongA town in Kathu district, Phuket Province, Thailand.
• RayongA province of Thailand.
• kamalaA small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia.
• khonA Thai form of dance with music and narration.
• KanchanaburiA province of Thailand.
• SukhothaiA province of Thailand.
• AyutthayaPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (the capital of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand).
• tratA province of Thailand.
• SurinA province of Thailand.
• LannaOf or relating to the Lanna region, language or culture.
• ChonburiA province of Thailand.
• YalaA province of Thailand.
• LampangA province of Thailand.
• chediA Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa.
• SongkhlaA province of Thailand.
• RanongA province of Thailand.
• farangA foreigner in Thailand who is of Western ancestry; one who comes to Thailand from a Western country.
• PhitsanulokA province of Thailand.
• kratomA tree, Mitragyna speciosa, endemic to Southeast Asia.
• NonthaburiA province of Thailand.
• ChumphonA province of Thailand.
• PattaniA province of Thailand.
• KoratA blue-grey short-haired breed of domestic cat with heart-shaped head and large green eyes.
• LoeiA province of Thailand.
• amphoeAn administrative subdivision of Thailand, smaller than a changwat.
• tambonAn administrative subunit in Thailand below district (amphoe) and province (changwat).
• NarathiwatA province of Thailand.
• khima stringed musical instrument from South East Asia, played with bamboo sticks.
• ajahnA Buddhist teacher.
• SongkranThe traditional New Year celebrated in several Southeast Asian countries when the sun enters the constellation of Aries.
• ChanthaburiA province of Thailand.
• SatunA province of Thailand.
• PhetchaburiA province of Thailand.
• LopburiA province of Thailand.
• SaraburiA province of Thailand.
• plakatSynonym of Siamese fighting fish.
• PhraeA province of Thailand.
• RatchaburiA province of Thailand.
• Chakrithe ruling dynasty/house of Thailand from 1782 to the present
• LamphunA province of Thailand.
• MukdahanA province of Thailand.
• khlongA canal on the central plain of Thailand.
• ChachoengsaoA province of Thailand.
• KathuA district of Phuket Province, Thailand.
• BuriramA province of Thailand.
• PhayaoA province of Thailand.
• YasothonA province of Thailand.
• KalasinA province of Thailand.
• PrachinburiA province of Thailand.
• UttaraditA province of Thailand.
• ChaiyaphumA province of Thailand.
• PhetchabunA province of Thailand.
• srirachaA Thai-style hot sauce, typically made from sun-ripened chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt.
• panangA thick red Thai curry made with peanuts and spices.
• TaksinKing Taksin the Great, a certain king which ruled over the Thonburi Kingdom in modern-day Thailand.
• changwatAny of the provinces of Thailand.
• PhichitA province of Thailand.
• Amnat CharoenA province of Thailand.
• Ang ThongA province of Thailand.
• Bannang SataBannang Sata (a district of Yala Province, Thailand).
• BetongA district of Yala Province, Thailand.
• Bueng KanA province of Thailand.
• ChainatA province of Thailand.
• cha-omclimbing wattle
• Chao PhrayaA major river in Central Thailand, flowing southwards through Bangkok and emptying into the Gulf of Thailand.
• check billcheck, bill (at a restaurant)
• Chiang MaiA province of Thailand.
• Chiang RaiA province of Thailand.
• duangA kind of Asian horoscope.
• fuangAn old coin of Thailand.
• kaeng paSynonym of jungle curry
• kaeng somA sour Thai seafood curry made with tamarind.
• Kamphaeng PhetA province of Thailand.
• kathoeyA feminine or effeminate transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth from Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand.
• khao soiWide rice noodles.
• Khon KaenA province of Thailand.
• KhoratSynonym of Nakhon Ratchasima.
• khua klingA spicy southern Thai dish made with meat and curry paste.
• krachaiIn Thai cuisine, fingerroot (Boesenbergia rotunda).
• Krung ThepNative name of Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand.
• lao khaoA Thai whisky made from fermented rice.
• luk thungA genre of Thai popular music in a rural style.
• maechiA devout Buddhist laywoman in Thailand.
• Mae Hong SonA province of Thailand.