tai

¹ American  

[tahy] / taɪ /

noun

plural

tai

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

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Tai ² American  

[tahy, tah-ee] / taɪ, ˈtɑ i /

noun

1. a group of languages spoken in SE Asia, including Thai, Lao, and Shan.

2. Thai.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Tai.

2. Thai.

TAI ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. International Atomic Time

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Tai ² British  

/ taɪ /

adjective

1. a variant spelling of Thai

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Etymology

Origin of tai

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

Example Sentences

“Small businesses told us they wanted more ways to earn rewards wherever they shop and better tools to manage cash flow,” says Tai Koottatep, who heads worldwide B2B payments and lending at Amazon.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Our team is vigilantly monitoring the retail, wholesale, and spot markets,” said Tai Milder, director of the California Energy Commission Division of Petroleum Market Oversight, in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

Debbie has been setting a quiz and a fellow traveller has been leading daily Tai Chi sessions.

From BBC

The resumption of the train link symbolised a return to a stronger bilateral relationship, said Lim Tai Wei, a professor and East Asia expert at Japan's Soka University.

From Barron's

Xi could use the purges as “an opportunity to promote young turks who are from the technological domains of the PLA,” such as cyberwarfare and aerospace, said Tai Ming Cheung, a professor at the University of California San Diego who has written books on China’s military.

From The Wall Street Journal