thai

Level ≈B1 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

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thai means fetus.

Chinese characters: 胎

Meanings of thai in English

Noun

fetus

Words with thai

bào thai có thai đầu thai phá thai phôi thai thai kì thai nghén thai nhi thai sản

Example sentences with thai

Mary mang thai đến tuần thứ 36. Mary is 36 weeks pregnant.
Cô ấy mang thai. She is pregnant.
Anh ấy rất vui vì vợ anh đang mang thai. He is so happy, because his wife is pregnant now.
Tiểu thuyết này có miêu tả cái chết, trầm cảm, tự tử và mang thai. This novel includes depictions of death, depression, suicide, and pregnancy.
Mang thai ở tuổi vị thành niên mang đến rủi ro tử vong cao ở người mẹ. Teen pregnancy carries a high risk of maternal mortality.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 胎.

Frequently asked questions

What does thai mean in English?

thai (noun) means "fetus".

How do you pronounce thai?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰaːj˧˧]; Saigon [tʰaːj˧˧]. Tones: thai — level tone (ngang).

Is thai a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thai is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 胎.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.