thai

1. 1.

   a native or inhabitant of Thailand

   SynonymsTaiSiamese

   BroaderAsian

   Part ofThailand
2. 2.

   a branch of the Tai languages

   SynonymsSiameseCentral Thai

   BroaderTai

Other forms of thai

plural

thais·

comparative

thaier·

superlative

thaiest·

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 thai

What does thai mean?

thai 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 thai?

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

What is another word for thai?

Close synonyms include Tai, Siamese, Tai, Siamese, Tai. 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 thai a common word?

thai is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. 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 thai?

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