thái dương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 太陽, composed of 太 (“great”) and 陽 (“yang”).

This short compound with the meaning "temple" is shared with many southern Sinitic lects, while other lects use different terms or a longer compound, cf. Mandarin 太陽穴／太阳穴.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˧˦ zɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˨˩˦ jɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˦˥ jɨəŋ˧˧]

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Noun

(classifier vầng) thái dương

1. Alternative letter-case form of Thái Dương

Noun

thái dương

1. (anatomy) temple (on the head)

   Synonym: màng tang