taizemietis

From Taizeme (“Thailand”) +‎ -ietis (with Taizeme from tajs (“Thai”) +‎ zeme (“land”).

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taizemietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: taizemiete)

1. (male) Thai; a man, a person from Thailand

   viņš ir īstais taizemietis ― he is a true, genuine Thai

   Liepājā strādā seši taizemieši ― In Liepaja six Thai people are working

2. (genitive plural) pertaining to Thailand, to the Thai people, or their language

   taizemiešu valoda ― the Thai languages

   taizemiešu virtuve, ēdiens ― Thai cuisine, food

   taizemiešu tradīcijas ― Thai traditions

   taizemiešu bokss ― Thai box(ing)

Usually tajs (rare, usually found in its genitive plural form taju, used as an adjective), tajietis, tajiete and tajisks refer to the Thai people as an ethnic group, while taizemietis, taizemiete, taizemisks refer to citizens of Thailand, including those who are not ethnically Thai.

• tajietis
• tajs

• Taizeme
• tajisks, taizemisks
• taju valoda, tajiešu valoda, taizemiešu valoda