ไทใหญ่

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Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

ไท (tai, Tai) +‎ ใหญ่ (yài, big); possibly calque of Shan တႆးလူင် (tái lǔung, Shan, literally “Big Tai”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicไทใหญ่
ai d au h ɲ ˋ
Phonemic
ไท-ไหฺย่
ai d – ai h ̥ y ˋ
RomanizationPaiboontai-yài
Royal Institutethai-yai
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaj˧.jaj˨˩/(R)
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Proper noun

ไทใหญ่ (tai-yài)

  1. Shan people or person.