tây

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

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 西.

Noun[edit]

tây

  1. west
  2. West (the Western world)

Adjective[edit]

tây

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

Coordinate terms[edit]

tây bắc bắc đông bắc
tây đông
tây nam nam đông nam


Descendants[edit]

  • Tai Dam: ꪼꪔ

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

tây

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