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Tai has 11 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a native or inhabitant of Thailand

"Many tai people celebrate their traditional festivals throughout the northern regions of Southeast Asia."

2

the most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages

"Tai is the most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages, spoken by millions across Southeast Asia."

Tai
3

A fish, the Japanese bream.

"The laboratory tested the new compound identified as tai to evaluate its effects as a serotonin releasing agent."

4

A descendant of speakers of a common proto-Tai language, including subpopulations which no longer speak a Tai language.

5

Trifluoromethylaminoindane, a psychoactive drug and serotonin releasing agent.

"The farmer sold his harvest at the local tai market this morning."

Adjective
1

of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people

"Siamese kings"

"different Thai tribes live in the north"

2

of or relating to the languages of the Thai people

"Thai tones"

3

of or relating to Thailand

"the Thai border with Laos"

Proper Noun
1

A unisex given name.

"The flight status was checked using the tai airport code to confirm its arrival at Ta'izz International Airport in Yemen."

2

Alternative form of Dai

3

IATA airport code for Ta'izz International Airport.

Example Sentences
"The farmer sold his harvest at the local tai market this morning." noun
"The tai of the river fish was visible through the clear water." noun
"She served the tai with fresh herbs and lemon juice." noun
"Hunters watched for the tai swimming near the surface at dawn." noun
See Also
tai long shan language family yay descendant yue zhuang taic
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Asian Kadai
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
White Tai Red Tai Tai Dam Tai Nuea Tai Long Tai Lue Tai Yuan Khuen Lao Khamti Southern Tai Tay Nung Tho Thai Bouyei Zhuang Yay Saek

Origin

The word comes from the Japanese language and refers to a large red sea bass that is popular as food. It entered English through loanwords related to cuisine rather than being adopted directly for its general meaning.

Rhyming Words
wtai stai atai etai kitai wutai mutai altai yatai matai moutai khitai shotai maotai daotai zentai sentai yantai hentai red tai
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