Mặt Trời

See also: mặt trời

Vietnamese

Mặt Trời

Alternative forms

• mặt trời
• Mặt trời

Etymology

A compound of mặt (originally meaning “eye”) +‎ trời (“sky; heavens”), literally “eye of the heavens”, a common metaphor for the Sun in Austroasiatic, Austronesian and Kra-Dai languages in Southeast Asia. Compare Thai ตะวัน (dtà-wan), Malay matahari, Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₂ŋiiʔ (“Sun”) < **[ma]t₂-ŋiiʔ (Benedict, 1976). Cognate with Muong măt tlời.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mat̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕəːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mak̚˨˩ʔ ʈəːj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mak̚˨˩˨ ʈəːj˨˩]

Proper noun

Mặt Trời

1. (astronomy) Sun

   Synonym: Thái Dương

See also

• Mặt Trăng