Tây

See also: tay, Tay, and tây

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 西 (“west”), from Middle Chinese 西 (sei). Also clipping of Tây Ban Nha (“Spain”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təj˧˧]
• Homophones: tây, tay

Proper noun

Tây

1. a male given name from Chinese
2. (combining form) Hispano-; Spain

Adjective

Tây

1. Alternative letter-case form of tây (“Western; European and American”)