tai

See also Appendix:Variations of "tai"

Faroese

Etymology

From Thai ไทย (thai).

Noun

tai n (genitive singular tais, uncountable)

1. Thai language

Synonyms

• tailendskt

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Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Hawaiian kai (“salt water”), Maori tai (“sea”), Rapa Nui tai (“sea”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik (compare Chamorro tasi (“sea”), Indonesian tasik (“lake”), Malay tasik (“lake”)).

Noun

tai

1. coast
2. sea-shore

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Finnish

Alternative forms

• tahi, tahikka, taikka

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tai
• Rhymes: -ɑi
• IPA: [tɑi]

Conjunction

tai

1. (coordinating; in affirmative clauses) or:

   Sinä tai minä.

   You or me.

   Tajusin rakastuneeni, halusin tai en.

   I realised I'd fallen in love, whether I wanted to or not.

Usage notes

While it is often said that tai is to be used in affirmative clauses and vai is to be used in question clauses, a more precise difference is that tai is an inclusive or, while vai is an exclusive or. For instance, while Söitkö sinä leivän tai hedelmät? and Söitkö sinä leivän vai hedelmät? are both correct. The former asks in a yes or no question if you ate either bread or fruit or no, while the latter asks which you ate, the bread, or the fruit.

Synonyms

• eli (archaic)

See also

• vai

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Japanese

Romanization

tai

1. See たい
2. See タイ

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Latgalian

Etymology

Cognate with Lithuanian taip.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /taʔi/

Adverb

tai

1. so, in this way, in that way

Particle

tai

1. yes, that's right

Synonyms

• nui

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Lithuanian

Adverb

tai

1. this

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Lojban

Cmavo

tai

1. (sumti tcita: x₁-sumti modal of tamsmi) resembling, as a form of, like (can be used to create metaphors)

   ku'i na'e se zanru tai tu'a lo lidne ^{(le cmalu noltru)}

   But it wasn't approved, like the others.

   mi co'a sanli fi lo mi jamfu tai lo nu da'i mi se lindi ^{(le cmalu noltru)}

   I then stood on my feet, thunderstruck (metaphorically).

Rafsi

tai

1. rafsi of tarmi.

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Mandarin

Romanization

tai

1. Nonstandard spelling of tāi.
2. Nonstandard spelling of tái.
3. Nonstandard spelling of tǎi.
4. Nonstandard spelling of tài.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian (compare Hawaiian kai (“salt water”), Rapa Nui tai (“sea”)), from Proto-Oceanic (compare Fijian tai (“coast”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik (compare Chamorro tasi (“sea”), Indonesian tasik (“lake”), Malay tasik (“lake”)).

Noun

tai

1. sea

See also

• moana

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Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian (compare Hawaiian kai (“salt water”), Rapa Nui tai (“sea”)), from Proto-Oceanic (compare Fijian tai (“coast”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik (compare Chamorro tasi (“sea”), Indonesian tasik (“lake”), Malay tasik (“lake”)).

Noun

tai

1. sea

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [taj]

Verb

tai

1. first-person singular present tense form of tăia.
2. first-person singular subjunctive form of tăia.
3. second-person singular present tense form of tăia.
4. second-person singular subjunctive form of tăia.

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Swahili

Noun

tai

1. eagle

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Vietnamese

Noun

tai

1. ear

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA: [tai]

Noun

tai m pl

1. Plural form of tŷ

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tai	dai	nhai	thai