THAI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Thai mean? 

• THAI (noun)
  The noun THAI has 2 senses:

1. a native or inhabitant of Thailand

2. a branch of the Tai languages

  Familiarity information: THAI used as a noun is rare.

• THAI (adjective)
  The adjective THAI has 3 senses:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people

2. of or relating to the languages of the Thai people

3. of or relating to Thailand

  Familiarity information: THAI used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THAI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Thailand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Siamese; Tai; Thai

Hypernyms ("Thai" is a kind of...):

Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)

Holonyms ("Thai" 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)

Derivation:

Thai (of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A branch of the Tai languages

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Central Thai; Siamese; Thai

Hypernyms ("Thai" is a kind of...):

Tai (the most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages)

Derivation:

Thai (of or relating to the languages of the Thai people)

• THAI (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Siamese; Tai; Thai

Context example:

different Thai tribes live in the north

Pertainym:

Thai (a native or inhabitant of Thailand)

Derivation:

Thai (a native or inhabitant of Thailand)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the languages of the Thai people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Siamese; Tai; Thai

Context example:

Thai tones

Pertainym:

Thai (a branch of the Tai languages)

Derivation:

Thai (a branch of the Tai languages)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Of or relating to Thailand

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Siamese; Tai; Thai

Context example:

the Thai border with Laos

Pertainym:

Thailand (a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula)

 Context examples 

The NIAID and Thai scientists next plan to test whether a probiotic product that contains only B. subtilis can eliminate S. aureus in people.

(Study finds probiotic Bacillus eliminates Staphylococcus bacteria, National Institutes of Health)

Based on the diets and habits of mammals, scientists found that elephants are the best allies for the Thai Annonaceae tree to spread its seeds.

(Thai Elephants Help Spread Jungle Fruit's Seeds, Sadie Witkowski/VOA)