tai

[tahy]

noun, plural tai.

any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai), a food fish of Japan.

Origin of tai

1615–25; < Japanese ta(w)i, earlier tafi

Tai

[tahy, tah-ee]

noun

a group of languages spoken in SE Asia, including Thai, Lao, and Shan.
Thai.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Tai.
Thai.

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Examples from the Web for tai

Contemporary Examples of tai

Last April, Kishinets invited every Donetsk lover of a healthy lifestyle, as he put it, to do Tai Bo exercises in Lenin Square.
A Coffin Convoy to Russia
Anna Nemtsova
May 29, 2014
[Laughs] Man of Tai Chi also, of course, deals with fighting.
Keanu Reeves Dishes On Kung Fu, Amazon Drones, Directing ‘Man of Tai Chi,’ And More
Marlow Stern
December 6, 2013
Tai chi is primarily used for stress management, and to achieve mental clarity.
Keanu Reeves on ‘Man of Tai Chi,’ ‘Bill & Ted’ & ‘Point Break’
Marlow Stern
September 13, 2013
These days, when I go to Beijing, no matter how short the stay, I try to visit the Din Tai Fung near the embassies.
Fresh Picks
Nina Simonds
April 20, 2011
The dancer Tai Lihua, who choreographed the dance of “Buddha with 1,000 hands.”
China's Absurd U.S. Outreach
Huang Hung
January 19, 2011

Historical Examples of tai

And 'tain't as if hushin' her up was something we couldn't well afford.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
You know what you hold, and if 'tain't a hand to lay down, it must be a hand to raise on.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
Tain't in natur' she'll have the feelin' for me she would for her own,' I says; but I b'lieve she has, an' more too.
Meadow Grass
Alice Brown
If I'm off enjoyin' myself 'tain't fair as you should be up here a-workin'.
The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys
Gulielma Zollinger
Yet the Emperor Tai Dsung then offered a prayer of thanks to heaven.
The Chinese Fairy Book
Various

British Dictionary definitions for tai

Tai

adjective, noun

a variant spelling of Thai

TAI

abbreviation for

International Atomic Time

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