tai

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tai"

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Translingual

Etymology

From English Tai.

Symbol

tai

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Tai languages.

English

Etymology

From Japanese 鯛 (たい, ​tai).

Noun

tai

1. A fish, the Japanese bream.

Related terms

• taiyaki
• shoyu-tai

See also

• tai ji
• tai tai

Anagrams

• AIT, IAT, ITA, TIA, Tia, ait, ita, tia

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, compare Malay tahi.

Noun

tai

1. excrement, feces

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Etymology

From English tie.

Verb

tai (past min tai, future go tai, completive dun tai, imperfective a tai)

1. to tie

'Are'are

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tai/
• Hyphenation: tai

Etymology 1

From Proto-Oceanic *tasa, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tasa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tasa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa, *asa.

Cognate with Māori tahi (“one”), Hawaiian kahi (“one”).

Numeral

tai

1. one

Etymology 2

From Proto-Oceanic *saqi(t), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zaqit, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zaqit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaqit.

Cognate with Samoan āi (“to sew, seam”), Tongan haʻi (“to bind”).

Verb

tai

1. to sew

Synonyms

• eeta

References

• Naitoro, Kateřina (2013) A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (Thesis)‎^[5], Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Canterbury, archived from the original on 2017-11-28

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• taljiu, talju

Etymology

From Late Latin taliō, from Latin talea. Compare Romanian tăia, tai.

Verb

tai (participle tãiate)

1. alternative form of talj

Related terms

• tãiari
• tãiat
• tãiture
• nitãiat / nitãiate

See also

• dãsic
• astai

Balinese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi.

Noun

tai (Balinese script ᬢᬳᬶ)

1. excrement, feces

Further reading

• “tai”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi. Compare Tagalog tae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔi/ [ˈt̪aː.ʔi]
• Hyphenation: ta‧i

Noun

tai

1. feces
2. dung; animal excrement

Adjective

tai

1. (vulgar) despicable

Interjection

tai!

1. (vulgar) shit!

Chungli Ao

Noun

tai

1. guilt

Inflection

Inflection of tai (Chungli)

		Affirmative	Negative
Past	Simple	tai	metai
	Perfect	taiogo	metaiogo
Present	Simple	tair	metair
	Progressive	taidar taidagi	metaidar metaidagi
Future/infinitive		taitsü	metaitsü
Imperative		taiang	tetai
Present participle		taia	metaii
Conditional		taira tairabang	metaira metairabang

Further reading

• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 126

Dogrib

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *taˑqʼə.

Numeral

tai

1. three

Related terms

• taà (“three times”)

References

• Dogrib Divisional Board of Education (1996), A Dogrib Dictionary, Rae-Edzo, Northwest Territories, Canada: Dogrib Divisional Board of Education, →ISBN, page 221

Faroese

Etymology

From Thai ไทย (tai).

Noun

tai n (genitive singular tais, uncountable)

1. Thai language

Synonyms

• tailendskt

Fijian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English tie.

Noun

tai

1. (sports) tie, draw (equal score)

   Erau sa tai tu ena 32 kei 32.

   They (two) tied 32 to 32.

Verb

tai

1. (sports) to tie, to draw (to have equal scores)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Central Pacific *taci, from Proto-Oceanic *tasik, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tasik, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tasik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik, from Proto-Austronesian *tasik.

Noun

tai

1. coast, shore (edge of land meeting water)

   na tai kadua ― the other (opposite) shore

   Era lako ki tai.

   They went to the coast.

2. riverbank, bank (edge of a river)

   E tiko e na tai ni uciwai.

   It's at the riverbank.

Derived terms

• Tailevu (literally “Big Coast”) (province name)
• tailevu (“mainland, coast of a large island”)

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009), “tai”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎^[6], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 249

Finnish

Alternative forms

• tahi (mostly archaic; see the below usage notes)

Etymology

From earlier tahi (*tahdik), probably originally tah- +‎ -i (lative suffix). In any case, somehow derived from tahtoa (“to want”) (like tahansa, tahallaan); for semantics, compare Latin vel (“or”) (from volō (“to want, to wish”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑi̯(ˣ)/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝i̯(ʔ)]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑi
• Syllabification^(key): tai
• Hyphenation^(key): tai

Conjunction

tai

1. (coordinating) or (in statements, or an inclusive or in questions)

   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

• On the differences between tai and vai (the latter may only be used in interrogative clauses):
  • 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 (bread, fruit, or both) or no (none of them) question, while the latter asks which one you ate, the bread or the fruit.
  • Outside interrogative clauses, an explicit or may be expressed using joko ... tai (technically only for two options, but sometimes used also with more than two), or by using tai in conjunction with sitten or muuten.
• (tai/taikka/tahi):
  • In legal language, there exists a difference between tai and taikka. taikka is considered "stronger" than tai. For example, an attribute specified before a list will apply to every item with tai, but not with taikka. Generally speaking tai is seen as binding things closer together than taikka.

    tieteellinen tai historiallinen tutkimus taikka tilastointi ― scientific or historical research; or compiling statistics = any of the following: (a) scientific research, (b) historical research, (c) compiling statistics (not necessarily scientific or historical)

  • Colloquially tai and taikka are largely interchangeable and their use depends on the speaker.
  • Particularly in older legal texts, tahi is sometimes used as well, with the scale being tai < tahi < taikka (from weakest to strongest). tahi is otherwise now only used dialectally as an alternative form of tai.

Synonyms

• taikka, tahikka (less common; see the above usage notes)
• tahi (chiefly archaic; see the above usage notes)
• eli (archaic)

Derived terms

• taikka

Noun

tai

1. OR (logic gate or connector)

Usage notes

Often spelled in capital letters (TAI).

Declension

Not inflected. If inflection is necessary, it is used as the first component in a compound, such as TAI-portti (“OR gate”), and portti is then inflected.

See also

• vai

Further reading

• “tai”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[7] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• -ita

Futuna-Aniwa

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik.

Noun

tai

1. the sea
2. salt water

References

• Capell, Arthur (1984), “tai”, in Futuna-Aniwa dictionary, with grammatical introduction, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 169

Japanese

Romanization

tai

1. Rōmaji transcription of たい
2. Rōmaji transcription of タイ

Javanese

Romanization

tai

1. romanization of ꦠꦲꦶ

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahiq, from Proto-Austronesian *CaqiS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈiʔ/ [təˈɪʔ]
• Hyphenation: ta‧i

Verb

taî

1. to sew

Conjugation

Conjugation of tai ( mang- )

affix	mang-
root word	tai
trigger	actor
infinitive	manai
perfective	menai
imperfective	manai
future	manai

Conjugation of tai (-an )

affix	-an
root word	tai
trigger	object
infinitive	taian
perfective	tei
imperfective	taraian
future	taian

Derived terms

• manai
• taian

Karelian

Pronoun

tai

1. this
2. that

Kokoda

Noun

tai

1. (Tarof) water

Synonyms

• taya (Kasuweri)

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1975), Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, →DOI, page 103

Latgalian

Etymology

Cognate with Lithuanian taip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtài̯]
• Hyphenation: tai

Adverb

tai

1. so (in this way)

Particle

tai

1. yes, that's right

Synonyms

• nui

References

• Nicole Nau (2011), A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN

Latvian

Pronoun

tai

1. to that; dative singular feminine of tas
2. in that; locative singular masculine of tas
3. in that; locative singular feminine of tas

Lithuanian

Etymology

Derived from an unattested neuter form *ta, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tas, taˀ, ta (“that”); see tas for more. Evidence for a Common Baltic neuter form *ta (matching Proto-Slavic *to) can be observed in Old Prussian stas, sta(i), sta and the Latvian particle ta-. The suffix -aĩ is apparently formed by analogy with kai (“when, while”); see this entry for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɐɪ/

Conjunction

tai̇̃

1. (subordinating) that, then (in that case); introduces a complement to the main clause

   Jéi nóri, taĩ ir̃ rei̇̃kia. - If you want to, then you should

   Vi̇̀skas, kõ norė́jau, taĩ ti̇̀k išsimiegóti. - All I wanted was to have a good night's sleep.

2. (coordinating, correlative) first … then …

   Taĩ vi̇́enas, taĩ ki̇̀tas atei̇̃na. - First one came, then another.

Particle

tai̇̃

1. (emphatic) puts additional emphasis on the subject of the clause; now that's … !; so that's … !

   Taĩ và kur̃ ji̇̀s! - So that's where he is!

   Õ dabar̃ taĩ àš bėdojè. - And now it's me who's in trouble.

   — Čià tù mán sakai̇̃?!; — Tai̇̃ nè (nè táu /) — tàvo babýtei, žinók!

   — Are you saying that to me?!; — Not to you; to your grandma, just so you know!

   — Nóri gérti?; — Tai̇̃ nè (— nenóriu)! / Tai̇̃ áišku nóriu!

   — Do you want something to drink? — Not at all! / Sure, I do!

Pronoun

tai̇̃ (indeclinable)

1. (demonstrative) that (refers to an object or idea understood by both parties)

   Taĩ įdomù - That's interesting

   Kàs taĩ yrà? - What is that?

2. (demonstrative) that, what (the first element of a relative clause, may be omitted)

   Tai̇̃, kàs išlieka ― What (=that which) remains.

   Gal jaũ lai̇̃kas darýti taĩ, kàs patiñka mán. - Perhaps it's time I did what I like for once.

Derived terms

• taigi
• tiktai
• šitai

Related terms

• kai
• tas
• tad
• tada

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *tai Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtai/, [ˈt̪ʰa.i]
• Syllabification: ta‧i

Noun

tai (Lontara spelling ᨈᨕᨗ or 𑻦𑻱𑻳, definite taia, 3rd person possessive tainna)

1. excrement, feces, dung, droppings

   Nakanrei tainna nainungi meana

   He takes back what he has once given (or goes back on his word).

   (literally, “He eats his own feces and drinks his own urine.”)

   Kamma leʼbaki tutenaya tai ripajana

   Said of a conceited person who finds fault with everyone while having many faults of their own.

   (literally, “Just like someone who has no feces in his rear.”)

2. secretion, discharge, filth, dirt
3. dregs, sediment, grounds, refuse, shavings
4. rust, oxide, tarnish, verdigris
5. (specific) the final drop of batter poured as a small ornament in the center of a cucuruʼ maʼdingkiʼ cake

   Tainna cucuruka

   The ornamental drop of batter in the center of the cucuruʼ cake.

Derived terms

reduplications

• patai-tai
• tai-tai

affixations

• attai bembe
• patai
• taiang
• tattai
• taì

compounds & phrases

• ammempo tai jangang
• bunga-bunga tai jangang
• simboleng tai jangang
• tai anging
• tai arusuʼ
• tai bakki
• tai balao
• tai bani
• tai bassi
• tai bassiang
• tai bintoeng
• tai buni
• tai candu
• tai dareʼ
• tai gigi
• tai gommoʼ
• tai jangang
• tai jeʼneʼ
• tai kanuku
• tai kaʼmuru
• tai kitiʼ
• tai kondo
• tai kondoang
• tai kopi
• tai lalakkang
• tai lalaʼ
• tai lalaʼ anngassì
• tai langiriʼ
• tai laso
• tai liling
• tai masina
• tai minnyaʼ
• tai pocciʼ
• tai polloʼ
• tai raukang
• tai roda
• tai setang
• tai tambaga
• tai toli
• tai urusuʼ
• tailamāʼ
• tattai ceraʼ
• tattai manngakkaʼ
• tattai urusuʼ

See also

• baliʼ
• boko
• jambang
• lamporoʼ
• parruʼ
• pelaʼ

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, pages 750-751

Mandarin

Romanization

tai (tai⁵ / tai⁰, Zhuyin ˙ㄊㄞ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 呔

Romanization

tai

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

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Mansaka

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, compare Malay tahi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [taˈʔi]

Noun

tai

1. excrement, feces

Etymology 2

From tahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahiq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [taˈʔiʔ]

Verb

tai

1. to sew

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tai ‘shallow sea near shore; tide’, from Proto-Oceanic *tasik ‘sea; salt water’, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik (compare with Malay tasik).

Compare with Tahitian distinction between miti (nearshore), tai (offing) and moana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtai/ [ˈtɐi]

Noun

tai

1. nearshore waters
2. seawards area including the coast

   Antonym: uta

3. tide

Derived terms

• kurutai (“brine; salty, brackish”)
• mātaitai (“salty, brackish”)
• tai āniwhaniwha (“tidal wave”)
• tai matapari (“fjord”)
• tai nui (“spring tide”)
• tai pari (“high tide”)
• tai ririki (“neap tide”)
• tai timu (“ebb tide”)
• Tairāwhiti
• waitai (“seawater”)

See also

• moana

References

• Tregear, Edward (1891), “tai”, in Maori–Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎^[8], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 445–6

Middle English

Pronoun

tai

1. alternative form of þei (“they”)

Naga Pidgin

Etymology

From Assamese তাই (tai, “she”), from Early Assamese তাই (tai, “she”), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀢𑀸𑀏 (tāe, “by her”), from Sanskrit तया (tayā, “by her (instrumental case)”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠔꠣꠁ (tai).

Pronoun

tai

1. he, she

   Lazarus nam ekjon manu thakise. Tai laga duijon boinikhan thakise.

   A man names Lazarus lived. His two sisters lived.

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology

From Classical Malay تاهي (tahi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.i/

Noun

tai

1. feces, excrement

Derived terms

• tai idong (“booger”)
• tai kuku (“nail dirt”)
• tai talinga (“earwax”)

References

• Betty Litamahuputty (2012), Ternate Malay: Grammar and Texts

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.i/
• Rhymes: -ai
• Syllabification: ta‧i

Verb

tai

1. third-person singular present of taić

Portuguese

Verb

tai

1. second-person plural imperative of tar

Pukapukan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tasi.

Numeral

tai

1. one, first, single

   Synonym: tayi

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *tai, from Proto-Oceanic *tasik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik.

Noun

tai

1. sea

   Ka wao au ki tai.

   I will jump into the sea.

2. ocean

   Na wō te kau tāne ki tai yī kakai.

   The men have gone to the ocean to fish for tuna.

3. tide

   Na wōwonu te tai i te mōtāyao, ko kikī i te ola lua nei.

   The tide was full in the morning, it is out now at two o'clock.

Derived terms

• taí (“lagoon side of the island or village”)
• tukutai (“beach, lagoon shore”)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

tai

1. to carve, shape wood
2. to hew

Derived terms

• taitai (“cutting, hewing”)

Further reading

• Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tai, from Proto-Oceanic *tasik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik.

Noun

tai

1. sea

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [taj]

Verb

tai

1. first/second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of tăia

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tai (“sea”), from Proto-Oceanic *tasik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik.

Noun

tai

1. tide (the daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun)

References

• Milner, G.B. (1993), Samoan Dictionary, Auckland: Polynesian Press, →ISBN, page 299

Southeastern Tepehuan

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Tepehuan taí, O'odham tai, Huichol tái, Cora taíj, Classical Nahuatl tletl, Mayo tajji.

Noun

tai

1. fire

References

• R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016), Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)‎^[9] (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 159

Spanish

Noun

tai m (uncountable)

1. Tai

Noun

tai m or f by sense (plural tais)

1. synonym of tailandés

   Alternative form: thai

Adjective

tai m or f (masculine and feminine plural tais)

1. synonym of tailandés

   Alternative form: thai

Further reading

• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “tai”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English tie.

Verb

tai

1. to tie, to bind

Derived terms

• taitai
• titei

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Etymology 1

Noun

tai class IX (plural tai class X)

1. eagle

Synonyms

• kipungu

Derived terms

• tai mzoga (“vulture”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English tie.

Noun

tai class IX (plural tai class X)

1. tie (article of clothing)

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /taʔi/ [t̪aˈʔi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ta‧i

Noun

tai (Sulat Sūg spelling تَئِ)

1. excrement, feces

Ternate

tai

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.i]

Noun

tai

1. the fish Lutjanus lemniscatus

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.i]

Verb

tai

1. (transitive) to stare at

Conjugation

Conjugation of tai

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		totai	fotai	mitai
2nd person		notai	nitai
3rd person	masculine	otai	itai yotai (archaic)
	feminine	motai
	neuter	itai

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

To'abaita

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *saqi(t), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zaqit, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zaqit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaqit.

Verb

tai

1. to sew

   Kukeqe nau qe tai kaleko leqa.

   My wife is good at sewing clothes.

   (literally, “My wife sews clothes well.”)

2. to stitch up (an injury, cut)

Derived terms

• qalataitai
• taia
• taitai

References

• Lichtenberk, František (2008), A dictionary of Toqabaqita (Solomon Islands)‎^[10], Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, →ISBN, page 291
• Lichtenberk, František (2008), A grammar of Toqabaqita, Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 570

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taːj˧˧]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *saːj.

Noun

tai • (腮, 𦖻, 哉, 𦖱, 顋, 𣌒) (classifier cái)

1. (anatomy) ear

Derived terms

• bạt tai
• bông tai
• chướng tai
• chướng tai gai mắt
• dái tai
• đầu cua tai nheo
• hoa tai
• lỗ tai
• mang tai
• nặng tai
• ốc tai
• tai mắt
• tai nghe
• tai vách mạch rừng
• tóc tai
• trái tai
• vành tai
• viêm tai

Etymology 2

Romanization

tai

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 災

Derived terms

• nhân tai
• tai ác
• tai bay vạ gió
• tai hại
• tai hoạ
• tai nạn
• tai quái
• tai ương
• tai vạ
• thiên tai

Anagrams

• tia

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tai̯/
• Rhymes: -ai̯
• Homophone: Tai

Noun

tai m pl

1. plural of tŷ

Verb

tai

1. third-person singular counterfactual conditional colloquial of bod (used after pe (“if”), which can also be omitted)

   (pe) tai hi’n hapus ― if she were happy

Mutation

Mutated forms of tai

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tai	dai	nhai	thai

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

West Ambae

Verb

tai

1. cut

References

• Tryon, D. T. (1976), New Hebrides languages: An internal classification (Pacific Linguistics; C-50)‎^[11], Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University
• Saurov Syed and Aly Turrell, Bipartite negation in Nduindui: Empirical generalisations and theoretical challenges (2025)

Ye'kwana

Alternative forms

• chai (allomorph after i)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban [Term?]. Compare Apalaí tae, Hixkaryana taye, Macushi tapai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [taj]

Postposition

tai

1. through, by; indicates motion by way of a non-aquatic object of class 2

Usage notes

This postposition cannot take person markers to indicate its object.

See also

Ye'kwana primitive postpositions

	generic location	specific location or goal	pathway
object class 1	awö	aka	ai
object class 2	tawö	taka	tai
aquatic object	kwawö	kwaka	kwai

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “tai”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[12], Lyon, pages 267–272, 451

Zou

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *tlaan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tāːi̯]
• Hyphenation: tai

Verb

tâi (stem II [please provide])

1. (intransitive) to run

References

• Philip Thangliènmâng (2010), Minimal dictionary and Self-tutor Functional Grammar in Zo-English-Hindi, New Delhi: Zoculsin, →ISBN, page 93
• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou (PhD thesis), Canchipur: Manipur University, page 46