Tây

See also: tay, Tay, and tây

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 西 (“west”), from Middle Chinese 西. Also clipping of Tây Ban Nha (“Spain”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [təj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [təj˧˧]
Homophones: tây, tay

Proper noun

Tây

A male given name
(combining form) Hispano-; Spain

Adjective

Tây

Alternative letter-case form of tây (“Western; European and American”)

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