tây

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

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

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

tây

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