thây

See also: thay, thấy, thầy, and thẩy

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 屍 (“corpse”; SV: thi).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəj˧˧]

Noun

thây (尸, 屍)

corpse

Synonyms

xác
thi hài; thi thể

Derived terms

thây ma (“zombie”)
thối thây

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