Meanings
adjectiveThai (comparative more Thai, superlative most Thai)
comparative more Thai · superlative most Thai
- Of or pertaining to Thailand.
A group of Thai researchers found the spider during an expedition to Phang-Nga province in southern Thailand to research the diversity and distribution of tarantulas in the country.
2023 September 26, Hafsa Khalil, “Electric blue tarantula species discovered in Thailand”, in CNNSynonyms: Thailandish
nounThai (countable and uncountable, plural Thai or Thais)
plural Thais
- countableA person living in or coming from Thailand.
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The Bangkok government indicated real concern over the developments in Communist China’s Yunnan province. Thai officials were afraid that Sibsongpanna would be a center where pro-Communist Thai in Southeast Asia would go and where subversive agitation could be directed against outside legitimate governments.
1958, Russell H. Fifield, The Diplomacy of Southeast Asia: 1945-1958, New York: Harper & Brothers, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 263Synonyms: Thailander
- countableuncountableA domestic cat of a particular breed descended from cats of Thailand and somewhat resembling a Siamese.
- uncountableThai cuisine; traditional Thai food.
proper noun
- The main language spoken in Thailand (closely related to Lao).
Synonyms: Thailandish
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to Thailand.
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nounA person living in or coming from Thailand.
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proper nounThe main language spoken in Thailand (closely related to Lao).
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nouna branch of the Tai languages, spoken in central Thailand, centered in Bangkok
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SiameseCentral Thai
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Origin
- Thaiไทย
- EnglishThai
Borrowed from Thai ไทย (tai). Doublet of Tai and Dai.
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Afrikaans Thais, Thailands
- Thaisof or pertaining to Thailand
- Thailandsof or pertaining to Thailand
- Thaiperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- Thailanderperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- Thailanguage
Arabic تَايْلَنْدِيّ, تَايْلَانْدِيّ
- تَايْلَنْدِيّ (tāylandiyy)of or pertaining to Thailand
- تَايْلَانْدِيّ (taylandiyy)of or pertaining to Thailand
- تَايْلَانْدِيّ (taylandiyy)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- تَايْلَانْدِيّ (tāylāndiyy)language
Basque tailandiera
- tailandieralanguage
Bengali থাই, থাই
- থাই (thai)of or pertaining to Thailand
- থাই (thai)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- থাই ভাষা (thai bhaśa)language
Bulgarian та́йски, тайла́ндски
- та́йски (tájski)of or pertaining to Thailand
- тайла́ндски (tajlándski)of or pertaining to Thailand
- та́йски ези́к (tájski ezík)language
Catalan tailandès, tailandès
- tailandèsof or pertaining to Thailand
- tailandèsperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- tailandesaperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- tailandèslanguage
- thailanguage
- tailanguage
Chinese Cantonese 泰文
- 泰文language
Chinese Mandarin 泰國的 /泰国的, 泰
- 泰國的 /泰国的 (Tàiguó de)of or pertaining to Thailand
- 泰 (tài)of or pertaining to Thailand
- 泰國人 /泰国人 (tàiguórén)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- 泰族 (tàizú)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- 泰語 /泰语 (tàiyǔ)language
Czech thajský, Thajec
- thajskýof or pertaining to Thailand
- Thajecperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- Thajkaperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- thajštinalanguage
Danish thailandsk, thailænder
- thailandskof or pertaining to Thailand
- thailænderperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- thailandsklanguage
Dutch Thais, Thailands
- Thaisof or pertaining to Thailand
- Thailandsof or pertaining to Thailand
- Thailanderperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- Thailandseperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- Thailanguage
- Thaislanguage
Esperanto tajlanda, tajlandano
- tajlandaof or pertaining to Thailand
- tajlandanoperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- tajlandaninoperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- Tajoperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- tajlandalanguage
- taja lingvolanguage
Estonian tai, Tai
- taiof or pertaining to Thailand
- Tailanguage
Finnish thaimaalainen, thaimaalainen
- thaimaalainenof or pertaining to Thailand
- thaimaalainenperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- thailanguage
French thaïlandais, thaï
- thaïlandaisof or pertaining to Thailand
- thaïof or pertaining to Thailand
- Thaïlandaisperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- Thaïlandaiseperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- thaïlanguage
German thailändisch, Thailänder
- thailändischof or pertaining to Thailand
- Thailänderperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- Thailänderinperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- Thaiperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- Thailändischlanguage
Greek ταϊλανδικά, ταϋλανδικά
- ταϊλανδικά (taïlandiká)language
- ταϋλανδικά (taÿlandiká)language
Hawaiian Tailani
- Tailaniperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
Hebrew תאילנדי, תאילנדית
- תאילנדי (tailandi)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- תאילנדית (tailandit)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- תאילנדית \ תַּיְלַנְדִּית (tailandít)language
Hindi थाई, थाई
- थाई (thāī)of or pertaining to Thailand
- थाई (thāī)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- थाई भाषा (thāī bhāṣā)language
- थाई (thāī)language
Hungarian thai, thaiföldi
- thaiof or pertaining to Thailand
- thaiföldiof or pertaining to Thailand
- thaiperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- thaiföldiperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- thailanguage
Icelandic tai-má, tælenska
- tai-málanguage
- tælenskalanguage
Indonesian Thai, Thai
- Thaiof or pertaining to Thailand
- Thailanguage
Irish Téalainnis
- Téalainnislanguage
Italian tailandese, tailandese
- tailandeseof or pertaining to Thailand
- tailandeseperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- tailandesiperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- tailandeselanguage
- thailandeselanguage
Japanese タイの, タイ
- タイの (tai no)of or pertaining to Thailand
- タイ (tai)of or pertaining to Thailand
- 泰 (tai)of or pertaining to Thailand
- タイ人 (taijin)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- タイ語 (taigo)language
Korean 타이, 타이인
- 타이 (tai)of or pertaining to Thailand
- 타이인 (taiin)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- 태국인 (taegugin)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- 타이 사람 (tai saram)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- 태국 사람 (taeguk saram)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- 타이어 (taieo)language
- 태국어 (taegugeo)language
Latin thailandicus, lingua thai
- thailandicusof or pertaining to Thailand
- lingua thailanguage
Latvian taizemiešu, tajisks
- taizemiešuof or pertaining to Thailand
- tajisksof or pertaining to Thailand
- taizemisksof or pertaining to Thailand
- taizemietisperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- taizemieteperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- taju valodalanguage
- tajulanguage
- taizemiešu valodalanguage
- taizemiešulanguage
Lithuanian tajų, tajiškas
- tajųof or pertaining to Thailand
- tajiškasof or pertaining to Thailand
- tailandietisperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- tailandietėperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- tajų kalblanguage
- tajiškailanguage
Malay Thai, Siam
- Thaiof or pertaining to Thailand
- Siamof or pertaining to Thailand
- orang Siamperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- orang Thaiperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- bahasa Siamlanguage
Norwegian Bokmål thailandsk, thailender
- thailandskof or pertaining to Thailand
- thailenderperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- thailendingperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- thailanguage
Persian تای, تایلندی
- تای (tây)of or pertaining to Thailand
- تایلندی (tâylandi)of or pertaining to Thailand
- تایلندی (tâylandi)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
Polish tajski, tajlandzki
- tajskiof or pertaining to Thailand
- tajlandzkiof or pertaining to Thailand
- Tajperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- Tajkaperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- język tajskilanguage
Portuguese tailandês, tailandês
- tailandêsof or pertaining to Thailand
- tailandêsperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- tailandesaperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- tailandêslanguage
Romanian thailandez, thailandez
- thailandezof or pertaining to Thailand
- thailandezperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- thailandezăperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- thailandezălanguage
Russian та́йский, таила́ндский
- та́йский (tájskij)of or pertaining to Thailand
- таила́ндский (tailándskij)of or pertaining to Thailand
- та́ец (tájec)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- та́йка (tájka)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- таила́ндец (tailándec)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- таила́ндка (tailándka)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- та́йский язы́к (tájskij jazýk)language
- та́йский (tájskij)language
Slovak thajský, Thajec
- thajskýof or pertaining to Thailand
- Thajecperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- Thajkaperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- thajčinalanguage
Spanish tailandés, thailandés
- tailandésof or pertaining to Thailand
- thailandésof or pertaining to Thailand
- taiof or pertaining to Thailand
- thaiof or pertaining to Thailand
- tailandésperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- thailandésperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- taiperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- thaiperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- tailandéslanguage
- thailandéslanguage
Swahili Mthai, Wathai
- Mthaiperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- Wathaiperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- Kithailanguage
Swedish thailändsk, thailändare
- thailändskof or pertaining to Thailand
- thailändareperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- thailändskaperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- thailändskalanguage
Tagalog Thai
- Thaiof or pertaining to Thailand
Tamil தாய், தாய்லாந்து
- தாய் (tāy)of or pertaining to Thailand
- தாய்லாந்து (tāylāntu)of or pertaining to Thailand
- தாய் (tāy)language
Thai ไทย, คนไทย
- ไทย (tai)of or pertaining to Thailand
- คนไทย (kon tai)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- ชาวไทย (chaao tai)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- ภาษาไทย (paa-sǎa tai)language
Turkish Tay, Tay
- Tayof or pertaining to Thailand
- Tayperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- Taylandlıperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- Taycalanguage
- Taylandcalanguage
Ukrainian та́йський, таїла́ндський
- та́йський (tájsʹkyj)of or pertaining to Thailand
- таїла́ндський (tajilándsʹkyj)of or pertaining to Thailand
- та́єць (tájecʹ)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- та́йка (tájka)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- таїла́ндець (tajilándecʹ)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- таїла́ндка (tajilándka)person from Thailand or of Thai origin
- та́йська мо́ва (tájsʹka móva)language
- та́йська (tájsʹka)language
Urdu تھائی, تھائی زَبان
- تھائی (thāī)of or pertaining to Thailand
- تھائی زَبان (thāī zabān)language
- تھائی (thāī)language
Vietnamese Thái, Thái Lan
- Tháiof or pertaining to Thailand
- Thái Lanof or pertaining to Thailand
- người Tháiperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- người Thái Lanperson from Thailand or of Thai origin
- tiếng Thái Lanlanguage
- tiếng Tháilanguage
Welsh Tai
- Tailanguage
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Cite this entry
APA
Thai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thai
MLA
“Thai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thai. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thai,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thai.
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