Shan

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Etymology

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From Thai ไทย (tai). Doublet of တႆး (tái).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ထႆး (thái) (classifier ၵေႃႉ)

  1. Thai, Siamese

Proper noun

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ထႆး (thái)

  1. (မိူင်း~) Thailand
  2. (ၵႂၢမ်း~, လိၵ်ႈ~) Thai (a Tai-Kadai language)

References

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  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.