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Tai-Kadai

Tai-Kadai proper noun: synonym of Kra-Dai (“a major language family spoken in large parts of Southeast Asia”).

Proper noun

Tai-Kadai

  1. Synonym of Kra-Dai (“a major language family spoken in large parts of Southeast Asia”).
    Synonyms:
    Kra-Dai

Adjective

Tai-Kadai (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of Kra-Dai (“pertaining to that family”).
    Synonyms:
    Kra-Dai

Tai-Kadai meaning in Thai

Tai-Kadai in Thai

major language family spoken in large parts of Southeast Asia
ตระกูลภาษาไท-กะได

Synonyms of Tai-Kadai

Origin of Tai-Kadai

From Tai + Kadai. Coined by Paul K. Benedict in 1942.

Questions about Tai-Kadai

What does Tai-Kadai mean?
Tai-Kadai means synonym of Kra-Dai (“a major language family spoken in large parts of Southeast Asia”).
What is Tai-Kadai in Thai?
Tai-Kadai in Thai is ตระกูลภาษาไท-กะได. See Tai-Kadai meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is Tai-Kadai?
Tai-Kadai can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Tai-Kadai in the dictionary

  1. Tai Tham
  2. Tai Yuan
  3. Tai'an
  4. Tai'erzhuang
  5. tai-chi
  6. Tai-Kadai
  7. Tai-ngan
  8. Tai-p'ing
  9. tai-pan
  10. tai-pans
  11. Tai-pi

Source and license

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