tai

1. 1.

   a native or inhabitant of Thailand

   SynonymsThaiSiamese

   BroaderAsian

   Part ofThailand
2. 2.

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

   BroaderKadai

   NarrowerWhite TaiRed TaiTai DamTai NueaTai LongTai LueTai YuanKhuenLaoKhamti

Other forms of tai

plural

tais·

comparative

taier·

superlative

taiest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about tai

What does tai mean?

tai means "of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tai?

tai has 1 syllable: tai. In IPA it is /ˈtaɪ/.

What is another word for tai?

Close synonyms include Thai, Siamese, Thai, Siamese, Thai. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tai a common word?

tai is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with tai?

4 words rhyme with tai. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.