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TAI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tai mean?
• TAI (noun)
The noun TAI has 2 senses:
1. a native or inhabitant of Thailand
2. the most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages
Familiarity information: TAI used as a noun is rare.
• TAI (adjective)
The adjective TAI has 3 senses:
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people
2. of or relating to the languages of the Thai people
3. of or relating to Thailand
Familiarity information: TAI used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Thailand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("Tai" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Holonyms ("Tai" is a member of...):
Kingdom of Thailand; Siam; Thailand (a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Tai" is a kind of...):
Kadai; Kadai language; Kam-Tai (a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Tai"):
Red Tai; Saek; Yay; Zhuang; Bouyei; Buyi; Central Thai; Siamese; Thai; Tho; Nung; Tay; Southern Tai; Khamti (a branch of the Tai languages)
Lao (the Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos)
Khuen; Kam Muang; Tai Yuan; Tai Lue; Xishuangbanna Dai; Shan; Tai Long; Chinese Shan; Dehong Dai; Tai Nuea; Black Tai; Tai Dam; White Tai (a branch of the Tai languages)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Context example:
different Thai tribes live in the north
Pertainym:
Tai (a native or inhabitant of Thailand)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to the languages of the Thai people
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Context example:
Thai tones
Pertainym:
Thai (a branch of the Tai languages)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to Thailand
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Context example:
the Thai border with Laos
Pertainym:
Thailand (a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula)
Context examples
Consider meditation or Pilates or try an Eastern discipline like Tai Chi or yoga for a feeling of ease and calm.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Included are: Psychotherapy, Meditation, Imagery, Hypnosis, Biofeedback, Support groups, Art therapy, Music therapy, Dance therapy, Journalizing, Humor, Body Psychotherapy, Yoga, Qi Gong, and Tai Chi.
(Mind-Body Method, NCI Thesaurus)
Examples of mind-body exercises are yoga, tai chi, and qigong.
(Mind-body exercise, NCI Dictionary)
Examples of mind/body exercises are yoga, tai chi, and qigong.
(Mind/body Exercise, NCI Dictionary)
Examples of mind-body modalities include meditation, hypnosis, guided imagery, yoga, and tai chi.
(Mind-body modality, NCI Dictionary)
Examples of mind-body practices include meditation, hypnosis, guided imagery, yoga, and tai chi.
(Mind-body practice, NCI Dictionary)
These practices, especially in the form of Traditional Chinese Medicine have a prominent position in the U.S. Included are: Acupuncture, Herbal formulas, Diet, QiGong, Tai chi, Massage, manipulation, Acupotomy - Fibrosis, Fibromylogic electroacupuncture used in China at Great Wall Hospital.
(Oriental medicine, NCI Thesaurus)
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