Thai

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer bhadaiya, phdai, phdaiy, phdaiya, phde, pdai, pdaiy, pdey (abdomen, belly, stomach; womb; earth; ground; land; territory; nation). Compare Modern Khmer ផ្ទៃ (phtɨy).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicไผท
ai pʰ d
Phonemic
ผะ-ไท
pʰ a – ai d
RomanizationPaiboonpà-tai
Royal Institutepha-thai
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰa˨˩.tʰaj˧/(R)

Noun

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ไผท (pà-tai)

  1. (elegant) earth; ground; land; territory; nation; world.

Synonyms

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