When used as an adjective, Thai refers to anything that originates from Thailand. It may refer to more than one article: the Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand the Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand Thai food, the cuisine of Thailand Thai is an abbreviation for Thai Airways International Other related archivesTai-Kadai language, Thai Airways International, Thai food

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Thai Rak Thai, Thai Rak Thai - History, Thai Rak Thai - Factions, Thai Rak Thai - External link

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Contemporary Thai art often combines traditional Thai elements with modern techniques. Notable artists include Chakrapan Posayakrit and Tawan Dachanee. Reference: Flavours - Thai Contemporary Art by Steven Pettifor ...

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Thai art, Thai art - Painting, Thai art - Sukhothai period, Thai art - Ayutthaya period, Thai art - Bangkok period, Thai art - Contemporary, Thai art - External link

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Buddhism in Thailand is largely of the Theravada school. As much as 94% of Thailand's population is Buddhist of the Theravada school, though Buddhism in this country has become integrated with folk beliefs such as ancestor worship as well as Chinese religions from the large Thai-Chinese population. Buddhist temples in Thailand are characterized by tall golden stupas, and the Buddhist architecture of Thailand is influenced heavily by the architecture of other Southeast Asian countries, particularly Cambodia and Laos, with which Thailan ...

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• Buddhism in Thailand - Influences
• Buddhism in Thailand - Ordination and clergy

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The Thai Buddhist Calendar

With important days for ceremonies and rituals, including: Visakha Puja, Magha Puja, Asalha Puja, Khao Phansa, Ok Phansa, Tod Kratin

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The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar (formerly Burma) in several related forms. It is a lunisolar calendar having months that are alternately 29 and 30 days, with an intercalated day and a 30-day month added at regular intervals. All of its forms are based on the original third century Surya Siddhanta, not its modern fo ...

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• Buddhist calendar - External link

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Buddhism in Thailand is largely of the Theravada school. As much as 94% of Thailand's population is Buddhist of the Theravada school, though Buddhism in this country has become integrated with folk beliefs such as ancestor worship as well as Chinese religions from the large Thai-Chinese population. Buddhist temples in Thailand are characterized by tall golden stupas, and the Buddhist architecture of Thailand is influenced heavily by the architecture of other Southeast Asian countries, particularly Cambodia and Laos, with which Thailan ...

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• Buddhism in Thailand - Influences
• Buddhism in Thailand - Ordination and clergy
• Buddhism in Thailand - Position of women

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Ajahn Sumedho is a widely venerated modern figure of Theravada Buddhism. The word Ajahn is not a proper name, but a title which in Thai means "Teacher". He is also affectionately known among his followers as Luang Por, which in Thai means "Venerable Father". He has been an ordained Bhikkhu for nearly 40 years, perhaps the longest of any living westerner. Ajahn Sumedho - Biography. Ajahn Sumedho was born in 1934 in Seattle, Washington. When he was 18 years old, he served overseas in the ...

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• Ajahn Sumedho - Biography
• Ajahn Sumedho - Teachings
• Ajahn Sumedho - Sources

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Early history Sukhothai kingdom Ayutthaya kingdom 1768–1932 1932–1973 1973– Regional histories: Srivijaya Haripunchai Lannathai History of Isan The kingdom of Ayutthaya was a Thai kingdom that existed from the 1350 to 1767. King Ramathibodi I (Uthong) founded Ayutthaya (อยุธยา) as the capital of his kingdom in 1350 and absorbed Sukhothai, 640 km to the north, in 1376. Over the next four centuries the kingdom expanded to ...

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• Ayutthaya kingdom - Historical overview
• Ayutthaya kingdom - Thai Kingship
• Ayutthaya kingdom - Social and Political Development
• Ayutthaya kingdom - Economic Development
• Ayutthaya kingdom - Contacts with the West
• Ayutthaya kingdom - The Final Phase
• Ayutthaya kingdom - List of rulers of the Ayutthaya Dynasty

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Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term welterweight was named for boxing, but other combat sports also began to use it for their own weight devision system like kick boxing etc. Welterweight - Boxing. A welterweight boxer weighs between 140 pounds and 147 pounds (63.5 and 66.7 kg). Notable welterweights include Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Oscar De La Hoya, Thomas Hearns, Félix Trinidad, Johnny Basham, Joe Walcott, Emile Griffith, Jose Napoles, Carmen ...

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• Welterweight - Boxing
• Welterweight - Kickboxing
• Welterweight - Muay Thai
• Welterweight - Shoot boxing
• Welterweight - Mixed martial arts
• Welterweight - Welterweight Olympic Boxing Champions

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Coconut milk is a sweet, milky white cooking base derived from the meat of a mature coconut. The colour and rich taste of the milk can be attributed to the high coconut oil content and coconut sugars. The term "coconut milk" does not refer to the watery liquid found inside the nut; this is called "coconut water" or "coconut juice." Two grades of coconut milk exist: thick and thin. Thick coconut milk is prepared by directly squeezing grated coconut meat through cheesecloth. The squeezed coconut meat is then ...

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• Coconut milk - Dishes
• Coconut milk - Thai dishes made with coconut milk
• Coconut milk - Malaysian dishes made with coconut milk
• Coconut milk - Sri Lankan dishes made with coconut milk
• Coconut milk - West Indian dishes made with coconut milk
• Coconut milk - Hawaiian dishes made with coconut milk
• Coconut milk - Kerala dishes made with coconut milk
• Coconut milk - Drinks

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Main article: Thai alphabet The Thai alphabet derived from the Khmer alphabet (อักขระเขมร), which is modeled after the Brahmic script from the Indic family. Much like the Burmese adopted the Mon script (which also has Indic origins), the Thais adopted and modified Khmer script to create their own writing system. While the oldest known inscription in the Khmer language dates from 611 CE, inscriptions in Thai writing began to appear around 1292 CE. Notable features include: It is an abugida script ...

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Thai language, Thai language - Languages and dialects, Thai language - Script, Thai language - Grammar, Thai language - Adjectives, Thai language - Verbs, Thai language - Adverbs, Thai language - Nouns, Thai language - Pronouns, Thai language - Particles, Thai language - Phonology, Thai language - Tones, Thai language - Consonants, Thai language - Vowels, Thai language - Vocabulary

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A curry is any of a great variety of distinctively spiced dishes, best-known in Indian and Thai cuisine, but curry has been adopted into all of the mainstream cuisines of the Asia-Pacific area, from Pakistan in the west and even eventually to Japan. Along with tea, curry is one of the few dishes or drinks that is truly "pan-Asian", although its roots are from India. Curry - Curries around the world. The term curry derives from kari, a Tamil word meaning sauce and referring to various kinds of ...

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• Curry - Curries around the world
• Curry - Tamil cuisine
• Curry - Malayali cuisine
• Curry - Other Indian cuisine
• Curry - Thai cuisine
• Curry - British cuisine
• Curry - Malaysian cuisine
• Curry - Elsewhere
• Curry - Curry addiction
• Curry - Ingredients
• Curry - Thickeners
• Curry - Spices
• Curry - Sour ingredients
• Curry - Fresh herbs and spices
• Curry - Other
• Curry - Curry powder
• Curry - Curry leaves

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The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar (formerly Burma) in several related forms. It is a lunisolar calendar having months that are alternately 29 and 30 days, with an intercalated day and a 30-day month added at regular intervals. All of its forms are based on the original third century Surya Siddhanta, not its modern fo ...

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• Buddhist calendar - External link

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Thai language - Tones. There are five phonemic tones: middle, low, high, rising and falling. They are indicated in the written script by a combination of the class of the initial consonant (high, mid or low), vowel length (long or short), closing consonant (unvoiced/plosive or voiced/sonorant) and sometimes one of four tone marks. The tonal rules are shown in the following chart: The letters ห (high class) and sometimes อ (mid class) are used as silent letters before another consonant to produce the correct tone. In polysyllabic words, an initial high class consonant with an implicit vowel rend ...

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Thai language, Thai language - Languages and dialects, Thai language - Script, Thai language - Grammar, Thai language - Adjectives, Thai language - Verbs, Thai language - Adverbs, Thai language - Nouns, Thai language - Pronouns, Thai language - Particles, Thai language - Phonology, Thai language - Tones, Thai language - Consonants, Thai language - Vowels, Thai language - Vocabulary

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Standard Thai, also known as Central Thai or Siamese, is the official language of Thailand, spoken by about 25 million people (1990) including speakers of Bangkok Thai (although the latter is sometimes considered as a separate dialect). Khorat Thai is spoken by about 400,000 (1984) in Nakhon Ratchasima; it occupies a linguistic position somewhere between Central Thai and Isan on a dialect continuu ...

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Thai language, Thai language - Languages and dialects, Thai language - Script, Thai language - Grammar, Thai language - Adjectives, Thai language - Verbs, Thai language - Adverbs, Thai language - Nouns, Thai language - Pronouns, Thai language - Particles, Thai language - Phonology, Thai language - Tones, Thai language - Consonants, Thai language - Vowels, Thai language - Vocabulary

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The Thai language has now largely supplanted Chinese, although Teochew is sometimes used as a commercial lingua franca among the Chinese in Thailand, principally in Bangkok. However, the wide usage and revival of Mandarin Chinese is gradually becoming the second language of the majority of the newer generation Thai-Chinese for business purposes. Unlike Singapore, and to a lesser extent Malaysia, the Chinese have largely eschewed Christianity and the speaking of Mandarin as their first language. The majority of the Thai Chinese do not identify at all with being Chinese, as they have ...

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Thai Chinese, Thai Chinese - Language, Thai Chinese - Religion, Thai Chinese - History, Thai Chinese - Dialect Groups, Thai Chinese - Notable Thai Chinese

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Khon is the most stylised form of Thai dance. It is performed by troupes of non-speaking dancers, the story being told by a chorus at the side of the stage. Choreography follows traditional models rather than attempting to innovate. Most khon performances feature episodes from the Ramakien. Costumes are dictated by tradition, with demons wearing coloured masks. ...

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Thai dance, Thai dance - Khon, Thai dance - Lakhon, Thai dance - Likay

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The history of Chinese immigration to Thailand dates back several centuries. Chinese traders in Thailand date back at least to the thirteenth century with Ayutthaya. Most of Siam was under Burmese control since the sacking of Ayutthaya in the 16th century, and The Emperor of China Kao Tsung, was alarmed by Burmese military might. From 1766- 1769, the Emperor sent his armies four times to subdue the Burmese, but all four invasions failed, but diverting the attention of Burma's Siam army. Half Thai Chinese General Taksin, taking advantage of t ...

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Thai Chinese, Thai Chinese - Language, Thai Chinese - Religion, Thai Chinese - History, Thai Chinese - Dialect Groups, Thai Chinese - Notable Thai Chinese

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The basic offensive techniques in Muay Thai use fists, elbows, shins, feet, and knees to strike the opponent. To bind the opponent for both offensive and defensive purposes, small amounts of stand-up grappling are used: the clinch. The clinch is applied by holding the opponent either around the neck or around the body. In Western Boxing, the two fighters are separated when they clinch. Defensively, the concept of "wall of defense" is used, in which shoulders, arms and legs are used to hinder the attacker from successfully executing his techn ...

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Muay Thai, Muay Thai - Techniques, Muay Thai - Conditioning, Muay Thai - History, Muay Thai - Nai Khanomtom, Muay Thai - Kickboxing, Muay Thai - In Malaysia, Muay Thai - Media depiction

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