tây

See also: tay, Tay, Tây, Tày, tẩy, tày, Táy, and tấy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [təj˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [təj˧˧]
  • (file)

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 西.

Noun

tây

  1. west
  2. West (the Western world)

Adjective

tây

  1. Western, especially Western European or French
    Antonym: ta
Derived terms

Coordinate terms

  • (compass points) (Category: vi:Compass points)
tây bắc bắc đông bắc
tây đông
tây nam nam đông nam

Descendants

  • Tai Dam: ꪼꪔ

Etymology 2

Perhaps a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: ).

Adjective

tây

  1. (in certain compound words) personal, private
    niềm tâyinnermost feelings
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • niềm tây
  • riêng tây
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