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| ไท thaiM |  |
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| 1. | ไท | thaiM | Tai, a Southeast Asian ethnic classification; free |
| 2. | ชาวไท | chaaoM thaiM | Tai people, a widespread group of peoples in southeast Asia ethnically associated with valley paddy-rice culture |
| 3. | ภาษาไท | phaaM saaR thaiM | Tai, a group of languages spoken in SE Asia, including Thai, Lao, and Shan |
| 4. | ไทใหญ่ | thaiM yaiL | [referring to the] Shan ethnic minority |
| 5. | ไท | thaiM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] tie; tie; necktie |
| 6. | ไท | thaiM | [archaic spelling of  ไทย  ] |
| 7. | ไท | thaiM | [is] free; not a slave |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ไท |
| IPA | tʰaj |
| Royal Thai General System | thai |
| alternate spelling | ไต | dtaiM | |
| 1. [noun, adjective] | |||
| definition | Tai, a Southeast Asian ethnic classification; free | ||
| examples | เขตพญาไท | khaehtL phaH yaaM thaiM | [administrative distict of Bangkok] Phaya Thai |
| ภูไท | phuuM thaiM | land of the Thai or Tai, one of the original homes of the Thai in China | |
| พรรคไทยเป็นไท | phakH thaiM bpenM thaiM | Free Thai Party | |
| ผัดไท | phatL thaiM | Thai-style fried noodles (alternative spelling) | |
| ผัดไทกุ้งสด | phatL thaiM goongF sohtL | Thai-noodle dish with fresh shrimp | |
| as a prefix | ไทขึน | thaiM kheunR | Tai Khoen, an ethnic minority people near Chiang Rai |
| ไทพวน | thaiM phuaanM | Phuan, an ethnic group and Tai language of Northeast Thailand and Laos | |
| 2. ชาวไท chaaoM thaiM [plural, proper noun, person, adjective, formal] | |||
| definition | Tai people, a widespread group of peoples in southeast Asia ethnically associated with valley paddy-rice culture | ||
| 3. ภาษาไท phaaM saaR thaiM [noun, proper noun] | |||
| definition | Tai, a group of languages spoken in SE Asia, including Thai, Lao, and Shan | ||
| example | ไท-กะได | thaiM gaL daiM | Tai-Kadai |
| 4. ไทใหญ่ thaiM yaiL [noun] | |||
| definition | [referring to the] Shan ethnic minority | ||
| synonym | ฉาน | chaanR | the Shan ethnic minority people |
| 5. [loanword, English] | |||
| definition | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] tie; tie; necktie | ||
| example | ไทหูกระต่าย | thaiM huuR graL dtaaiL | bowtie |
| 6. [proper noun] | |||
| definition | [archaic spelling of ไทย ] | ||
| 7. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] free; not a slave | ||
| example | เป็นไทแก่ตัว | bpenM thaiM gaaeL dtuaaM | to be free; to be independent |
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