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thai

Who acts: Thai, capital, five tones, We, Thai people, Many Thai people · What happens: mean, be, change, have, throw, call · To what, where: Thailand, Bangkok, person, main language, meaning, words · Speech: someone speaks here

«thai» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: thai in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Thai means from or about Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia whose capital is Bangkok.

The tree, 15 words
nsubjcasecccaseoblpunctdetapposcasecompoundnmodnmod:possnsubjcopnmodpunctrootThaiXmeansVERBfromADPorCCONJaboutADPThailandPROPN,PUNCTaDETcountryNOUNinADPSoutheastPROPNAsiaPROPNwhosePRONcapitalNOUNisAUXBangkokPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThaiThaiXForeign=Yes2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3fromfromADP_6 Thailandcase
4ororCCONJ_6 Thailandcc
5aboutaboutADP_6 Thailandcase
6ThailandThailandPROPNNumber=Sing2 meansobl
7,,PUNCT_9 countrypunct
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 countrydet
9countrycountryNOUNNumber=Sing6 Thailandappos
10ininADP_12 Asiacase
11SoutheastSoutheastPROPNNumber=Sing12 Asiacompound
12AsiaAsiaPROPNNumber=Sing9 countrynmod
13whosewhosePRONPoss=Yes PronType=Rel14 capitalnmod:poss
14capitalcapitalNOUNNumber=Sing16 Bangkoknsubj
15isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin16 Bangkokcop
16BangkokBangkokPROPNNumber=Sing9 countrynmod
17..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentThaiThailandvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2is apresentBangkok's capitalBangkoktree rules

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

A Thai is a person from Thailand.

detnsubjcopdetcasenmodpunctrootADETThaiNOUNisAUXaDETpersonNOUNfromADPThailandPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 Thaidet
2ThaithaiNOUNNumber=Sing5 personnsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 personcop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 persondet
5personpersonNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6fromfromADP_7 Thailandcase
7ThailandThailandPROPNNumber=Sing5 personnmod
8..PUNCT_5 personpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenta Thaia personThailandtree rules

Meaning 3

Thai is the main language of Thailand, with its own alphabet and five tones that change the meaning of words.

The tree, 20 words
nsubjcopdetamodcasenmodpunctcasenmod:possamodparataxisccnummodconjnsubjacl:relcldetobjcasenmodpunctrootThaiNOUNisAUXtheDETmainADJlanguageNOUNofADPThailandPROPN,PUNCTwithADPitsPRONownADJalphabetNOUNandCCONJfiveNUMtonesNOUNthatPRONchangeVERBtheDETmeaningNOUNofADPwordsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThaithaiNOUNNumber=Sing5 languagensubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 languagecop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 languagedet
4mainmainADJDegree=Pos5 languageamod
5languagelanguageNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6ofofADP_7 Thailandcase
7ThailandThailandPROPNNumber=Sing5 languagenmod
8,,PUNCT_12 alphabetpunct
9withwithADP_12 alphabetcase
10itsitsPRONCase=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs12 alphabetnmod:poss
11ownownADJDegree=Pos12 alphabetamod
12alphabetalphabetNOUNNumber=Sing5 languageparataxis
13andandCCONJ_15 tonescc
14fivefiveNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card15 tonesnummod
15tonestoneNOUNNumber=Plur12 alphabetconj
16thatthatPRONPronType=Rel17 changensubj
17changechangeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin15 tonesacl:relcl
18thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art19 meaningdet
19meaningmeaningNOUNNumber=Sing17 changeobj
20ofofADP_21 wordscase
21wordswordNOUNNumber=Plur19 meaningnmod
22..PUNCT_5 languagepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentThaithe main languageof Thailandtree rules
2changepresentfive tonesthe meaning of wordsvn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Patient
3meanwordsnom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

We had Thai green curry for dinner.

nsubjamodamodobjcasenmodpunctrootWePRONhadVERBThaiADJgreenADJcurryNOUNforADPdinnerNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 hadnsubj
2hadhaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3ThaiThaiADJDegree=Pos5 curryamod
4greengreenADJDegree=Pos5 curryamod
5currycurryNOUNNumber=Sing2 hadobj
6forforADP_7 dinnercase
7dinnerdinnerNOUNNumber=Sing5 currynmod
8..PUNCT_2 hadpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepastWeThai green curryfor dinnervn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curry=Patient

Example 2

Thai is a tonal language, like Chinese.

nsubjcopdetamodpunctcaseappospunctrootThaiNOUNisAUXaDETtonalADJlanguageNOUN,PUNCTlikeADPChinesePROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThaithaiNOUNNumber=Sing5 languagensubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 languagecop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 languagedet
4tonaltonalADJDegree=Pos5 languageamod
5languagelanguageNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6,,PUNCT_8 Chinesepunct
7likelikeADP_8 Chinesecase
8ChineseChinesePROPNNumber=Sing5 languageappos
9..PUNCT_5 languagepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentThaia tonal languagetree rules

Example 3

At Songkran, Thai people throw water at each other for New Year.

caseoblpunctamodnsubjobjcaseoblfixedcasecompoundoblpunctrootAtADPSongkranPROPN,PUNCTThaiADJpeopleNOUNthrowVERBwaterNOUNatADPeachDETotherADJforADPNewPROPNYearPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AtatADP_2 Songkrancase
2SongkranSongkranPROPNNumber=Sing6 throwobl
3,,PUNCT_2 Songkranpunct
4ThaiThaiADJDegree=Pos5 peopleamod
5peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur6 thrownsubj
6throwthrowVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
7waterwaterNOUNNumber=Sing6 throwobj
8atatADP_9 eachcase
9eacheachDETExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp6 throwobl
10otherotherADJDegree=Pos9 eachfixed
11forforADP_13 Yearcase
12NewNewPROPNNumber=Sing13 Yearcompound
13YearYearPROPNNumber=Sing6 throwobl
14..PUNCT_6 throwpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1throwpresentThai peoplewaterSongkranfor New Yearat eachvn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent water=Theme at songkran=Destination

Example 4

Muay Thai is also called Thai boxing.

compoundnsubj:passaux:passadvmodamodxcomppunctrootMuayPROPNThaiPROPNisAUXalsoADVcalledVERBThaiADJboxingNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MuayMuayPROPNNumber=Sing2 Thaicompound
2ThaiThaiPROPNNumber=Sing5 callednsubj:pass
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 calledaux:pass
4alsoalsoADV_5 calledadvmod
5calledcallVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
6ThaiThaiADJDegree=Pos7 boxingamod
7boxingboxingNOUNNumber=Sing5 calledxcomp
8..PUNCT_5 calledpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1callpresent · passiveMuay Thaivn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 5

Many Thai people are Buddhists.

amodamodnsubjcoppunctrootManyADJThaiADJpeopleNOUNareAUXBuddhistsPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ManymanyADJDegree=Pos3 peopleamod
2ThaiThaiADJDegree=Pos3 peopleamod
3peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur5 Buddhistsnsubj
4arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 Buddhistscop
5BuddhistsBuddhistPROPNNumber=Plurrootroot
6..PUNCT_5 Buddhistspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentMany Thai peopleBuddhiststree rules

Example 6

The Thai alphabet has 44 consonants.

detamodnsubjnummodobjpunctrootTheDETThaiADJalphabetNOUNhasVERB44NUMconsonantsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 alphabetdet
2ThaiThaiADJDegree=Pos3 alphabetamod
3alphabetalphabetNOUNNumber=Sing4 hasnsubj
4hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
54444NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card6 consonantsnummod
6consonantsconsonantNOUNNumber=Plur4 hasobj
7..PUNCT_4 haspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentthe Thai alphabet44 consonantsvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consonant=Patient

Example 7

Our class learned to say hello in Thai: "sawasdee".

nmod:possnsubjmarkxcompobjcaseoblpunctpunctparataxispunctpunctrootOurPRONclassNOUNlearnedVERBtoPARTsayVERBhelloINTJinADPThaiPROPN:PUNCT"PUNCTsawasdeeNOUN"PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OurourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 classnmod:poss
2classclassNOUNNumber=Sing3 learnednsubj
3learnedlearnVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4totoPART_5 saymark
5saysayVERBVerbForm=Inf3 learnedxcomp
6hellohelloINTJ_5 sayobj
7ininADP_8 Thaicase
8ThaiThaiPROPNNumber=Sing5 sayobl
9::PUNCT_11 sawasdeepunct
10""PUNCT_11 sawasdeepunct
11sawasdeesawasdeeNOUNNumber=Sing3 learnedparataxis
12""PUNCT_11 sawasdeepunct
13..PUNCT_3 learnedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1learnpastOur classvn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2say speech: assertto-infinitiveOur class not said hereThaivn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent hello=Theme in thai=Manner

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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