เมืองไทย

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Thai

Etymology

From เมือง (mʉʉang, nation) +‎ ไทย (tai, Thai), literally Thai nation. Compare Lao ເມືອງໄທ (mư̄ang thai); ᦙᦵᦲᧂᦒᦺ (moengthay).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเมืองไทย
e m ụ̄ ɒ ŋ ai d y
Phonemic
เมือง-ไท
e m ụ̄ ɒ ŋ – ai d
RomanizationPaiboonmʉʉang-tai
Royal Institutemueang-thai
(standard) IPA(key)/mɯa̯ŋ˧.tʰaj˧/(R)
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Proper noun

เมืองไทย (mʉʉang-tai)

  1. (colloquial) Thailand (a country in Southeast Asia)

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