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Etymology
Borrowed from Thai ไทย (thai, “Thai”), made into a first-declension masculine noun.
Noun
tajs m (1st declension, feminine form: tajiete)
- (rare, usually tajietis) (male) Thai; a man, a person belonging to the Thai people of Thailand
- aptuveni 55% Taizemes iedzīvotāju ir taji ― approximately 55% of the inhabitants of Thailand are Thai
- (genitive plural) Thai; pertaining to Thailand, to the Thai people, or their language
- taju valoda ― the Thai language
- taju alfabēts ― the Thai alphabet
- taju ēdiens ― Thai food
- taju jaunais gads ― the Thai new year
Usage notes
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.
Declension
Declension of tajs (1st declension)
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