Thailandish
English
Etymology
From Thailand + -ish.
Adjective
Thailandish (not comparable)
- (nonstandard) Of or pertaining to Thailand, its people, or language.
- 1991, Roy Blount, First Hubby:
- I can't even say, "He's Thailandese," or "Thailandish." Or Siamese, which isn't right anymore and anyway sounds like a cat.
- 2000, Indian Institute of Economics, The Asian economic review:
- The worst-hit economies were the Indonesian, Malaysian, Thailandish, Philippines and Korean ones.
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Noun
Thailandish (uncountable)
- (nonstandard) The main language spoken in Thailand; Thai.
- 1948, JSTOR (Organization), The Musical times and singing-class circular:
- If, however, a prophet came from Siam — or must we say Thailand, and preached to me in Siamese or Thailandish, I should reject him, not because I did not like what he said, but because I could not make head or tail of it; […]
- 1977, Muḥammad Ḥamīdullāh, Muslim conduct of state:
- Muslim friends in Bangkok are engaged on translating the book in[sic] Thailandish.
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