Etymograph

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Thai

Thai comes from Thai ไทย.

  1. Thaimodernไทยtai
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1958Thai

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

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  1. Thaimodernไทยtai
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1958Thai

Earliest quotation: 1958, Russell H. Fifield, The Diplomacy of Southeast Asia: 1945-1958: “The Bangkok government indicated real concern over the developments…”

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to Thailand.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Thai ไทย / Thai