タイ

See also: tai, たい, and Appendix:Variations of "tai"

Japanese

Etymology 1

Noun

タイ (hiragana たい, rōmaji tai)

  1. : sea bream
    タイ( (たい))は、めでたいの"たい"につながることから、 (えん) ()のよいものと (かんが)えられています。
    Tai (tai) wa, medetai no "tai" ni tsunagaru koto kara, engi no yoi mono to kangaerareteimasu.
    Sea bream (tai) is considered good luck because tai is the ending of the word medetai (auspicious).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English tie.

Noun

タイ (rōmaji tai)

  1. Short for ネクタイ (nekutai, necktie); a tie
     (わたし)は、 (あさ)、いつも () ()けにタイ ()める。
    Watashi wa, asa, itsumo degake ni tai o shimeru.
    I always tie a tie when I leave for work in the morning.
  2. (music) tie (symbol)
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Etymology 3

Ultimately from Thai ไทย (tai)

Proper noun

タイ (rōmaji Tai)

  1. Thailand

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