"Tsai" meaning in All languages combined

See Tsai on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Tsais [plural]
Etymology: From Mandarin 蔡 (Cài), Wade–Giles romanization: Tsʻai⁴. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|^蔡}} 蔡 (Cài), {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Tsais}} Tsai (plural Tsais)
  1. A surname from Mandarin Chinese. Synonyms: Ts'ai [also], Cai [Hanyu-Pinyin]

Inflected forms

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