English

Proper noun

Tai

1. A male given name
2. A branch of the Tai-Kadai language family, including Thai, Lao, Shan, and Zhuang.

Noun

Tai ‎(plural Tais or Tai)

1. The descendants of speakers of a common proto-Tai language, including subpopulations which no longer speak a Tai language.
   • 1901, Census of India

     The Tais first appeared in history in Yunnan, and from thence they migrated into Upper Burma. The earliest swarms appear to have entered that tract about two thousand years ago, and were small in number.

Translations

Anagrams

• ait, AIT, ITA, tia, Tia, TIA

Estonian

Proper noun

Tai

1. Thailand

Cebuano

Noun

tai

1. feces
2. poop, crap, dung

Adjective

tai

1. (vulgar, colloquial) despicable

Interjection

tai

1. (vulgar, offensive) Used similar to ****!

Faroese

Etymology

From Thai ไทย ‎(thai).

Noun

tai n (genitive singular tais, uncountable)

1. Thai language

Synonyms

• tailendskt

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Hawaiian kai ‎(“salt water”), Maori tai ‎(“sea”), Rapa Nui tai ‎(“sea”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik (compare Chamorro tasi ‎(“sea”), Indonesian tasik ‎(“lake”), Malay tasik ‎(“lake”)).

Noun

tai

1. coast
2. sea-shore

Finnish

Alternative forms

• tahi, tahikka, taikka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑi̯/
• Hyphenation: tai
• Rhymes: -ɑi

Conjunction

tai

1. (coordinating; in affirmative clauses) or:

   Sinä tai minä.

   You or me.

   Tajusin rakastuneeni, halusin tai en.

   I realised I'd fallen in love, whether I wanted to or not.

Usage notes

While it is often said that tai is to be used in affirmative clauses and vai is to be used in question clauses, a more precise difference is that tai is an inclusive or, while vai is an exclusive or. For instance, while Söitkö sinä leivän tai hedelmät? and Söitkö sinä leivän vai hedelmät? are both correct. The former asks in a yes or no question if you ate either bread or fruit or no, while the latter asks which you ate, the bread, or the fruit.

Synonyms

• eli (archaic)

See also

• vai

Japanese

Romanization

tai

1. rōmaji reading of たい
2. rōmaji reading of タイ

Kokoda

Noun

tai

1. (Tarof) water

Synonyms

• taya (Kasuweri)

References

• Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics), page 103

Latgalian

Etymology

Cognate with Lithuanian taip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taʔi/

Adverb

tai

1. so, in this way, in that way

Particle

tai

1. yes, that's right

Synonyms

• nui

Latvian

Pronoun

tai

1. to that; dative singular feminine form of tas
2. in that; locative singular masculine form of tas
3. in that; locative singular feminine form of tas

Lithuanian

Etymology

Derived from an unattested neuter form *ta, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tos, taˀ, tod ‎(“that”); see tas for more. Evidence for a Common Baltic neuter form *ta (matching Proto-Slavic *to) can be observed in Old Prussian stas, sta(i), sta and the Latvian particle ta-. The suffix -aĩ is apparently formed by analogy with kai ‎(“when, while”); see this entry for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɐɪ/

Conjunction

taĩ

1. (subordinating) that, then (in that case); introduces a complement to the main clause

   Jéi nóri, taĩ ir̃ reĩkia. - If you want to, then you should

   Vìskas, kõ norė́jau, taĩ tìk išsimiegóti. - All I wanted was to have a good night's sleep.

2. (coordinating, correlative) first … then …

   Taĩ víenas, taĩ kìtas ateĩna. - First one came, then another.

Particle

taĩ

1. (emphatic) puts additional emphasis on the subject of the clause; now that's … !; so that's … !

   Taĩ và kur̃ jìs! - So that's where he is!

   Õ dabar̃ taĩ àš bėdojè. - And now it's me who's in trouble.

Pronoun

taĩ ‎(indeclinable)

1. (demonstrative) that (refers to an object or idea understood by both parties)

   Taĩ įdomù - That's interesting

   Kàs taĩ yrà? - What is that?

2. (demonstrative) that, what (the first element of a relative clause, may be omitted)

   Taĩ, kàs išlieka - What (=that which) remains.

   Gal jaũ laĩkas darýti taĩ, kàs patiñka mán. - Perhaps it's time I did what I like for once.

Derived terms

• taigi
• tiktai
• šitai

Related terms

• kai
• tas
• tad
• tada

Lojban

Cmavo

tai

1. (sumti tcita: x₁-sumti modal of tamsmi) resembling, as a form of, like (can be used to create metaphors)

   ku'i na'e se zanru tai tu'a lo lidne ^{(le cmalu noltru)}

   But it wasn't approved, like the others.

   mi co'a sanli fi lo mi jamfu tai lo nu da'i mi se lindi ^{(le cmalu noltru)}

   I then stood on my feet, thunderstruck (metaphorically).

Rafsi

tai

1. rafsi of tarmi.

Mandarin

Romanization

tai

1. Nonstandard spelling of tāi.
2. Nonstandard spelling of tái.
3. Nonstandard spelling of tǎi.
4. Nonstandard spelling of tài.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian (compare Hawaiian kai ‎(“salt water”), Rapa Nui tai ‎(“sea”)), from Proto-Oceanic (compare Fijian tai ‎(“coast”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik (compare Chamorro tasi ‎(“sea”), Indonesian tasik ‎(“lake”), Malay tasik ‎(“lake”)).

Noun

tai

1. sea

See also

• moana

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian (compare Hawaiian kai ‎(“salt water”), Rapa Nui tai ‎(“sea”)), from Proto-Oceanic (compare Fijian tai ‎(“coast”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik (compare Chamorro tasi ‎(“sea”), Indonesian tasik ‎(“lake”), Malay tasik ‎(“lake”)).

Noun

tai

1. sea

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [taj]

Verb

tai

1. first-person singular present tense form of tăia.
2. first-person singular subjunctive form of tăia.
3. second-person singular present tense form of tăia.
4. second-person singular subjunctive form of tăia.

Spanish

Adjective

tai m, f ‎(plural tais)

1. Thai
2. Tai

Noun

tai m, f ‎(plural tais)

1. Thai
2. Tai

Swahili

Noun

tai (n class, plural tai)

1. eagle
2. vulture

Synonyms

• kipungu

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *saːj

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taːj˧˥]

Noun

(classifier cái) tai ‎(腮, 顋, 𣌒, 𦖻)

1. (anatomy) ear

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tai̯/

Noun

tai m pl

1. plural of tŷ

Verb

tai

1. (colloquial) third-person singular conditional of bod (used after pe ‎(“if”), which can also be omitted)

   (pe) tai hi’n hapus‎ ― if she were happy

Synonyms

• bai (colloquial)
• basai (colloquial)
• byddai
• tasai (colloquial)

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