Tai

Pronunciation: tä´ė

a.	1.	Designating, or pertaining to, the chief linguistic stock of Indo-China, including the peoples of Siamese and Shan speech. It includes the Thai language.
n.	1.	A member of one of the tribes of the Tai stock. The Tais first appeared in history in Yunnan, and from thence they migrated into Upper Burma. The earliest swarms appear to have entered that tract about two thousand years ago, and were small in number. - Census of India, 1901.

Noun	1.	Tai - a native or inhabitant of Thailand Synonyms: Thai, Siamese
	2.	Tai - the most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages
Adj.	1.	Tai - of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people; "Siamese kings"; "different Thai tribes live in the north" Synonyms: Siamese, Thai
	2.	Tai - of or relating to the languages of the Thai people; "Thai tones" Synonyms: Siamese, Thai
	3.	Tai - of or relating to Thailand; "the Thai border with Laos" Synonyms: Siamese, Thai