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TAI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Tai" is a kind of...):
Kadai; Kadai language; Kam-Tai (a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Tai"):
Saek; Yay; Zhuang; Bouyei; Buyi; Central Thai; Siamese; Thai; Tho; Nung; Tay; Southern Tai; Khamti (a branch of the Tai languages)
Lao (the Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos)
Khuen; Kam Muang; Tai Yuan; Tai Lue; Xishuangbanna Dai; Shan; Tai Long; Chinese Shan; Dehong Dai; Tai Nuea; Black Tai; Tai Dam; Red Tai; White Tai (a branch of the Tai languages)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Thailand
Synonyms:
Siamese; Tai; Thai
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Tai" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Holonyms ("Tai" is a member of...):
Kingdom of Thailand; Siam; Thailand (a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to Thailand
Example:
the Thai border with Laos
Synonyms:
Siamese; Tai; Thai
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Thailand (a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to the languages of the Thai people
Example:
Thai tones
Synonyms:
Siamese; Tai; Thai
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Thai (a branch of the Tai languages)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people
Example:
different Thai tribes live in the north
Synonyms:
Siamese; Tai; Thai
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Tai (a native or inhabitant of Thailand)
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