Meanings
nounMuay Thai (uncountable)
- uncountablegovernmentA sport practiced in Thailand which is similar to boxing but also allows strikes with the shins, feet, elbows, and knees.
Synonyms: Thai boxing
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sport practiced in Thailand which is similar to boxing but also allows strikes with the shins, feet, elbows, and knees.
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Origin
- Thaiมวยไทย“Thai boxing”
- EnglishMuay Thai
From Thai มวยไทย (muai-tai, “Thai boxing”).
More words from Thai
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian муа́й тай
- муа́й тай (muáj taj)the martial art/sport
Chinese Mandarin 泰拳
- 泰拳 (tàiquán)the martial art/sport
Czech Muay Thai
- Muay Thaithe martial art/sport
Dutch Muay Thai, Thaiboksen
- Muay Thaithe martial art/sport
- Thaiboksenthe martial art/sport
Esperanto taja bokso, muaj-tajo
- taja boksothe martial art/sport
- muaj-tajothe martial art/sport
Estonian taipoks
- taipoksthe martial art/sport
Finnish thainyrkkeily
- thainyrkkeilythe martial art/sport
French muay thaï
- muay thaïthe martial art/sport
German Muay Thai
- Muay Thaithe martial art/sport
Greek Μουάι Τάι
- Μουάι Τάι (Mouái Tái)the martial art/sport
Hebrew אִגְרוּף תַּיְלַנְדִּי
- אִגְרוּף תַּיְלַנְדִּי (igruf tailandi)the martial art/sport
Hindi मुआय थाई
- मुआय थाई (muāy thāī)the martial art/sport
Hungarian thai boksz
- thai bokszthe martial art/sport
Italian thai boxe, boxe thailandese
- thai boxethe martial art/sport
- boxe thailandesethe martial art/sport
Japanese ムエタイ
- ムエタイ (mue-tai)the martial art/sport
Korean 무에타이
- 무에타이 (muetai)the martial art/sport
Malay Muay Thai
- Muay Thaithe martial art/sport
Polish boks tajski
- boks tajskithe martial art/sport
Portuguese muai thai
- muai thaithe martial art/sport
Russian та́йский бокс, тай-бокс
- та́йский бокс (tájskij boks)the martial art/sport
- тай-бокс (taj-boks)the martial art/sport
- муай-тай (muaj-taj)the martial art/sport
Spanish Muay thai
- Muay thaithe martial art/sport
Swedish thaiboxning
- thaiboxningthe martial art/sport
Thai มวยไทย
- มวยไทย (muai-tai)the martial art/sport
Vietnamese Muay Thái
- Muay Tháithe martial art/sport
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APA
Muay Thai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Muay%20Thai
MLA
“Muay Thai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Muay%20Thai. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Muay Thai,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Muay%20Thai.
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