tai

  

tai

[tahy]
noun, plural tai.
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
Origin:
1615–25; < Japanese ta(w)i, earlier tafi

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Tai

[tahy, tah-ee]
noun
1.
a group of languages spoken in SE Asia, including Thai, Lao, and Shan.
2.
Thai.
adjective
3.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Tai.
4.
Thai.
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Tai (taɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj, —n
a variant spelling of Thai

TAI
 
—abbreviation for
International Atomic Time

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