taizemietis

Latvian

Etymology

From Taizeme (“Thailand”) +‎ -ietis (with Taizeme from tajs (“Thai”) +‎ zeme (“land”).

Pronunciation

This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.

Noun

taizemietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: taizemiete)

(male) Thai; a man, a person from Thailand
viņš ir īstais taizemietis ― he is a true, genuine Thai

Liepājā strādā seši taizemieši ― In Liepaja six Thai people are working
(genitive plural) pertaining to Thailand, to the Thai people, or their language
taizemiešu valoda ― the Thai languages

taizemiešu virtuve, ēdiens ― Thai cuisine, food

taizemiešu tradīcijas ― Thai traditions

taizemiešu bokss ― Thai box(ing)

Usage notes

Usually tajs (rare, usually found in its genitive plural form taju, used as an adjective), tajietis, tajiete and tajisks refer to the Thai people as an ethnic group, while taizemietis, taizemiete, taizemisks refer to citizens of Thailand, including those who are not ethnically Thai.

Declension

Declension of *taizemietis* (2nd declension)
	singular	plural
nominative	taizemietis	taizemieši
genitive	taizemieša	taizemiešu
dative	taizemietim	taizemiešiem
accusative	taizemieti	taizemiešus
instrumental	taizemieti	taizemiešiem
locative	taizemietī	taizemiešos
vocative	taizemieti	taizemieši

Synonyms

Related terms