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Thailandish

Thailandish

English

Adjective

Thailandish (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Thailand, its people, or language.
    • 1991, Roy Blount, First Hubby:
      I can't even say, "He's Thailandese," or "Thailandish." Or Siamese, which isn't right anymore and anyway sounds like a cat.
    • 2000, Indian Institute of Economics, The Asian economic review:
      The worst-hit economies were the Indonesian, Malaysian, Thailandish, Philippines and Korean ones.

Proper noun

Thailandish

  1. The main language spoken in Thailand; Thai.
    • 1948, JSTOR (Organization), The Musical times and singing-class circular:
      If, however, a prophet came from Siam — or must we say Thailand, and preached to me in Siamese or Thailandish, I should reject him, not because I did not like what he said, but because I could not make head or tail of it; [...]
    • 1977, Muḥammad Ḥamīdullāh, Muslim conduct of state:
      Muslim friends in Bangkok are engaged on translating the book in Thailandish.