Thai
Southeast Asian nationality
Thai refers to Thailand, its people, language, or culture.
As a noun, a Thai is a person from Thailand, or the language spoken there.
Thai cuisine—known for balancing sweet, sour, salty, and spicy flavors—has made the word familiar worldwide: Let's get Thai for dinner.
Thai massage, Thai tea, and Muay Thai (Thai boxing) are other common compounds.
Thai hot-sour soup
- green curryThai coconut chili dish
- red currySpicy Thai coconut stew
- massaman curryThai braised dish with warm spices
- papaya saladShredded unripe fruit dish
sticky rice · mango sticky rice · satay · basil · fish sauce · galangal · lemongrass · coconut milk
Fine woven insect fiber
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
- SiamThailand's former name
- spirit worshipVeneration of incorporeal beings
- elephantTusked gray giant
tuk-tuk · floating market · night market · monarchy · gold leaf · garland · jasmine · heritage
Buddhism of the elders
- monkCloistered religious devotee
- templeSacred worship structure
- saffron robesYellow-orange monastic garments
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
sangha · meditation · alms · merit-making · amulet · spirit house · Pali · Vesak
Capsicum pod or stew
- bird's eye chiliSmall, intensely hot pepper
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- chili pasteGround hot peppers, preserved
Written words for performance
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- tonalRelating to pitch
- transliterationCross-script phonetic spelling
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
consonant · classifier · phonetic · reading · writing
tom yum
Thai hot-sour soup
- green curryThai coconut chili dish
- red currySpicy Thai coconut stew
- massaman curryThai braised dish with warm spices
papaya salad · sticky rice · mango sticky rice · satay · basil · fish sauce · galangal · lemongrass · coconut milk · jasmine rice
silk
Fine woven insect fiber
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
- SiamThailand's former name
- spirit worshipVeneration of incorporeal beings
elephant · tuk-tuk · floating market · night market · monarchy · gold leaf · garland · jasmine · heritage · tradition
Theravada
Buddhism of the elders
- monkCloistered religious devotee
- templeSacred worship structure
- saffron robesYellow-orange monastic garments
ordination · sangha · meditation · alms · merit-making · amulet · spirit house · Pali · Vesak · mindfulness
chili
Capsicum pod or stew
- bird's eye chiliSmall, intensely hot pepper
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
chili paste · hot · pungent · capsaicin · burning · chili oil
script
Written words for performance
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- tonalRelating to pitch
- transliterationCross-script phonetic spelling
vowel · consonant · classifier · phonetic · reading · writing
- AsiaChina, India, Japan, Korea, Vietnam
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- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese
- food originsAmerican, European, Asian, African, Mexican
- pad thaiSoutheast Asian stir-fried noodles
- Thai massageAssisted stretching and pressure therapy
- Thai curryCoconut-based Southeast Asian stew
- Thai cuisineFood from Bangkok's homeland
- Thai iced teaSweetened spiced brew with milk
- thai teaSpiced brew with condensed milk