ไท
taiMeanings
Tai peoples
a member of the Tai ethnolinguistic groups in Southeast Asia (e.g., Thai, Lao, Shan)
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Tai languages
the Tai language family, including Thai, Lao, Shan, and related languages
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freedom; independence
The state of being free, independent, or no longer enslaved or subject to another's control, as in เป็นไทเป็นไทbpen-tai[to] be free; [to] be liberated.
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Thai (poetic/literary)
poetic or literary form of ไทยไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai person, meaning Thai people or things related to Thailand
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |