I. ˈtī noun
( plural tai )
Usage: usually capitalized
: a widespread group of peoples in south China and southeast Asia associated ethnically with valley paddy-rice culture and including various groups (as the Burma, Shan, the Chinese Chungchia, the valley dwellers of Laos, and the dominant people of Thailand) — compare thai
II. noun
( plural tai )
Etymology: Japanese
: any of several Pacific porgies of Pagrus or a related genus ; especially : red tai