タイ

See also: tai, たい, and Appendix:Variations of "tai"

Japanese

Etymology 1

Noun

タイ (hiragana たい, rōmaji tai)

鯛: sea bream
タイ(鯛 (たい))は、めでたいの"たい"につながることから、縁 (えん)起 (ぎ)のよいものと考 (かんが)えられています。
Tai (tai) wa, medetai no "tai" ni tsunagaru koto kara, engi no yoi mono to kangaerareteimasu.
Sea bream (tai) is considered good luck because tai is the ending of the word medetai (auspicious).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English tie.

Noun

タイ (rōmaji tai)

Short for ネクタイ (nekutai, “necktie”); a tie
私 (わたし)は、朝 (あさ)、いつも出 (で)掛 (が)けにタイを締 (し)める。
Watashi wa, asa, itsumo degake ni tai o shimeru.
I always tie a tie when I leave for work in the morning.
(music) tie (symbol)

See also

(music): スラー (surā): slur

Etymology 3

Ultimately from Thai ไทย (tai)

Proper noun

タイ (rōmaji Tai)

Thailand

Synonyms

タイ国 (こく) (Tai-koku), 泰 (たい)国 (こく) (Taikoku)

See also

シャム (Shamu, “Siam”)
タイ人 (じん) (Tai-jin, “Thai person”)
タイ語 (ご) (Tai-go, “Thai language”)

Derived terms

タイ飯 (めし) (taimeshi): Thai cuisine

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