Guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 I've always understood that the word "Thai" means "free" however, I have never heard anyone use it or write it (although I am far from fluent) and I don't see it in my dictionary. Can anyone comfirm or deny the definition and is it ever used in spoken or written language? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 freeborn adj.à ¡Ô´ÃÒà »ç¹ä·Â I found this in a dictionary, Gerd Ma Pen Thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeng bireley Posted April 24, 2002 Report Share Posted April 24, 2002 This word is not usually used in normal written or spoken language though it is in thai dictionaries. Its meaning being listed as free or freedom loving, being both a noun and adjective. It would be interesting to know whether this word existed in this form before being used as the name of the country. The name was coined as a replacement for "Siam" by Phibul Songkhram in 1939. He was a very nationalistic right wing leader and this name was designed to link the name of the "tai" ethnic group with the name of the country. It almost seems convenient that it also means "free". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 24, 2002 Report Share Posted April 24, 2002 ä·Â = Thai ä· = Free ä· is mostly used in written language. It can also be used in a spoken language in a sense of freedom, like when you don't want to live with your parents, don't want to work 9 to 5 in a company, or.... don't want to have a wife/husband! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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