đài

See also: dai, daí, dài, dāi, dǎi, đại, and Dai

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 臺.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩]

Adjective

đài

1. (literary, only in compounds) noble-mannered

Noun

đài

1. a platform

   đài tưởng niệm

   a platform where there is a monument or an obelisk

   đài quan sát

   a watchtower or an observatory

   đoạn đầu đài

   a platform for beheading

2. (broadcasting) a network or a station
3. (radio, by extension) a radio (receiver)

   nghe đài

   to listen to the radio

   cái đài cũ, bám bụi

   an old, dusty radio