tajietis

From tajs (“Thai”) +‎ -ietis.

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tajietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: tajiete)

1. (male) Thai; a man, a person belonging to the Thai people of Thailand

   viņa ir dzimusi Singapūrā, viņas tēvs ir tajietis, bet māte ķīniete ― she was born in Singapore, her father is Thai, and her mother Chinese

   novembrī pilnmēness dienā tajieši svin skaistākos svētkus valstī ― in November, in the day of the full moon, the Thai celebraite the most beautiful holiday of the country

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

   tajiešu valoda ― the Thai language

   tajiešu alfabēts ― the Thai alphabet

   tajiešu virtuve ― Thai cuisine

   tajiešu 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.

• taizemietis
• tajs

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