thái dương

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier vầng) thái dương

1. (literary) Synonym of mặt trời (“sun”) (the star around which the Earth revolves)

Noun

thái dương

1. temple (on the head)