Thái Lan

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 泰蘭, from Chinese 泰 (tài, “Thai; Tai”), coined with Mandarin 蘭／兰 (lán), a phonetic transcription of English -land, by analogy with European names for Thailand. See also Ái Nhĩ Lan (“Ireland”), Ba Lan (“Poland”), Hà Lan (“Holland; Netherlands”), Phần Lan (“Finland”), Tân Tây Lan (“New Zealand”) and Tô Cách Lan (“Scotland”), whose Mandarin names actually end in 蘭／兰 (lán). Compare Chinese 泰國／泰国 (Thái Quốc, literally “Thai country; land of the Thai”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˧˦ laːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˨˩˦ laːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˦˥ laːŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Thái Lan

1. Thailand

Adjective

Thái Lan

1. Thai

Synonyms

• Thái