tây

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

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 西.

Noun

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tây

  1. west
  2. West (the Western world)

Adjective

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tây

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

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


Descendants

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  • Tai Dam: ꪼꪔ

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

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tây

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