tai

[ tahy ]

/ taɪ /

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noun, plural tai.

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

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Origin of tai

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

Other definitions for tai (2 of 2)

Tai

[ tahy, tah-ee ]

/ taɪ, ˈtɑ i /

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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How to use tai in a sentence

And geven to servantes in house 2800 gins; and paid for our diet 160 tais.
Diary of Richard Cocks, Volume II|Richard Cocks
And there was paid out for diett 40 tais, and to the servantes in howse 3000 gins.
Diary of Richard Cocks, Volume II|Richard Cocks
Sayer for the 100 tais he saieth he had not receved, although we have his hand to shew for it.
Diary of Richard Cocks, Volume II|Richard Cocks
I had then but four years, and I was happy—Dieu, que j'tais heureuse.
In Vanity Fair|Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd

Chambardeau, the grocer's assistant, then says to me: 'Tais donc ta sale gueule, Titi!'
Trooper 3809|Lionel Decle

British Dictionary definitions for tai (1 of 2)

Tai

/ (taɪ) /

adjective, noun

a variant spelling of Thai

British Dictionary definitions for tai (2 of 2)

TAI

abbreviation for

International Atomic Time

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