What does tai mean?

Definitions for tai
taɪ, ˈtɑ itai

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tai.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Thai, Tai, Siamesenoun

    a native or inhabitant of Thailand

  2. Taiadjective

    the most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages

  3. Thai, Tai, Siameseadjective

    of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people

    "Siamese kings"; "different Thai tribes live in the north"

  4. Thai, Tai, Siameseadjective

    of or relating to the languages of the Thai people

    "Thai tones"

  5. Thai, Tai, Siameseadjective

    of or relating to Thailand

    "the Thai border with Laos"

ChatGPT

  1. tai

    "Tai" can have different meanings depending on the context. 1. In Japanese, "Tai" is often used as a suffix meaning "body" or "unit." 2. In Mandarin Chinese, "tai" (tài) is an adverb that means extremely or too. 3. In Cantonese, "tai" means big or great. 4. "Tai" is also associated with various forms of martial arts such as Tai Chi, referring to the concept of the supreme ultimate. 5. It could also denote various types of fish such as sea bream in Japanese cuisine. So, the general definition of "Tai" varies based on language and context.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tai

    tī, n. the Japanese bream.

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  2. TAI

    What does TAI stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TAI acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. TAI

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tai is ranked #7553 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Tai surname appeared 4,401 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Tai.

    86.1% or 3,793 total occurrences were Asian.
    4.7% or 211 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    3.8% or 170 total occurrences were White.
    3.1% or 140 total occurrences were Black.
    1.7% or 77 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.2% or 10 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

Anagrams for tai »

  1. ait

  2. AIT

  3. ITA

  4. tia

  5. Tia

  6. TIA

  7. ati

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tai in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tai in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of tai in a Sentence

  1. Scott Applewhite -RRB- Feinstein:

    It’s one thing to talk about human rights here. It’s another to walk in to Yin Tai and Zhongnanhai and talk about it with the president of China, pounding the desk here isn’t going to make China change. China is changing. And it’s the Western influence in China that’s helping the change.

  2. Kozo Takahashi:

    Tai is No.2 at Hon Hai. He speaks Japanese. He was selected from a comprehensive perspective.

  3. Brandon Alderman:

    This idea that you can mix meditative or contemplative traditions with movement goes back thousands of years—as opposed to aerobic exercise, which is a fairly modern concept. Meditative practices like yoga and tai chi include aspects of both.

  4. Timothy Kwok:

    All around the parks in Hong Kong, every morning, you have some people just getting groups of people and teaching them how to Tai Chi, it is all for free.

  5. Kozo Takahashi:

    Tai is No. 2 at Hon Hai. He speaks Japanese. He was selected from a comprehensive perspective.

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