tây

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

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
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