Thái Lan

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 泰, from Thai ไทย (tai) + 蘭 (Lan), from English -land; Lan was added by analogy with names of European countries, such as Ba Lan (“Poland”) or Hà Lan (“Netherlands”); compare Chinese 泰國 (Thái quốc).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˧˦ laːn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˨˩˦ laːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˦˥ laːŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Thailand

Adjective

Thai

Synonyms

Thái

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