A famous Thai scholar argued that Thai (ไท) simply means "people" or "human being", since his investigation shows that in some rural areas the word "Thai" was used instead of the usual Thai word "khon" (คน) for people.
Un famoso erudito tailandés argumentou que Tai (ไท) simplemente significa "xente" ou "ser humano", xa que na súa investigación atopou que nalgunhas áreas rurais a palabra "Tai" era utilizada en lugar da palabra tailandesa habitual para xente, "kon" (คน).