Dictionary entry
ไทย
Thai
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never inventedfreedomlexitron
independence; liberty; emancipationlexitron
not universally or internationally recognised, accepted, or practised; only done or taking place in Thailand(derogatory, sarcastic, slang)wiktionary
that should be given(formal, in-compounds)wiktionary
(ประเทศ~, เมือง~, กรุง~) Siam(archaic)wiktionary
Thailand (a country in Southeast Asia)wiktionary
Central Thai language, the official language of Thailandwiktionary
(ภาษา~) any language of the Thais, as Northern Thai language, Southern Thai language, etc(broadly)wiktionary
person; human being(archaic)wiktionary
(ชาว~, คน~) Siamese person(archaic)wiktionary
Thai personwiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesยิ้มแบบนี้ คนไทยทำกับครอบครัว ทำกับเพื่อน ทำกับทุกคน
This smile, Thai people use it with family, with friends, with everyone.
จริงๆ คนไทยหลายคนก็ไม่รู้ว่าอยู่ตรงไหน
Honestly, many Thai people don't know where it is either.
คนเยอะมาก คนไทยทุกครอบครัวออกมา
So many people — every Thai family comes out.
แต่รอยยิ้มของคนไทย ไม่ได้แปลว่าความสุขเสมอไป
But a Thai smile doesn't always mean happiness.
เพราะใช่ คนไทยยิ้มเยอะจริง
Because yes, Thai people really do smile a lot.
Built from
Believed to be from Pali deyya, which in turn is a conversion of Thai ไท (tai, “human being, person; Tai; Siamese Thai; etc”). Declared by the government of Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram to be the name of the modern country and its people, replacing the name สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam”), through the constitution dated October 3, 1939 (effective as from October 6, 1939). See ไท (tai) for etymology and cognates. Borrowed from Pali deyya.
Words built from it
ไทย inside longer wordsA note on usage
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