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ไทเหนือ

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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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ไท (tai, Tai) +‎ เหนือ (nʉ̌ʉa, north)

Pronunciation

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Orthographicไทเหนือ
ai d e h n ụ̄ ɒ
Phonemic
ไท-เหฺนือ
ai d – e h ̥ n ụ̄ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboontai-nʉ̌ʉa
Royal Institutethai-nuea
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaj˧.nɯa̯˩˩˦/(R)

Proper noun

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ไทเหนือ (tai-nʉ̌ʉa)

  1. (proscribed) Northern Thai.
  2. (proscribed) Tai Nüa, Tai Dehong.

Usage notes

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ไทเหนือ/ไทยเหนือ is inappropriate to use since it is ambiguous between "Northern Thai" and "Tai Nüa/Tai Dehong". They should be used as ไทยถิ่นเหนือ and ไทใต้คง (tai-dtâai-kong) respectively.