tajietis

Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From tajs (“Thai”) +‎ -ietis.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

tajietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: tajiete)

(male) Thai; a man, a person belonging to the Thai people of Thailand
viņa ir dzimusi Singapūrā, viņas tēvs ir tajietis, bet māte ķīniete ― she was born in Singapore, her father is Thai, and her mother Chinese

novembrī pilnmēness dienā tajieši svin skaistākos svētkus valstī ― in November, in the day of the full moon, the Thai celebraite the most beautiful holiday of the country
(genitive plural) Thai; pertaining to Thailand, to the Thai people, or their language
tajiešu valoda ― the Thai language

tajiešu alfabēts ― the Thai alphabet

tajiešu virtuve ― Thai cuisine

tajiešu bokss ― Thai box(ing)

Usage notes edit

Usually tajs (rare, usually found in its genitive plural form taju, used as an adjective), tajietis, tajiete and tajisks refer to the Thai people as an ethnic group, while taizemietis, taizemiete, taizemisks refer to citizens of Thailand, including those who are not ethnically Thai.

Declension edit

Declension of tajietis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	tajietis	tajieši
accusative (akuzatīvs)	tajieti	tajiešus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	tajieša	tajiešu
dative (datīvs)	tajietim	tajiešiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	tajieti	tajiešiem
locative (lokatīvs)	tajietī	tajiešos
vocative (vokatīvs)	tajieti	tajieši