thầy

See also: thay, thây, thấy, and thẩy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəj˨˩]

Noun

thầy (柴, 偨)

1. male teacher
2. (literary) teacher
3. (dialectal, Northern Vietnam) father; dad

   thầy mẹ/u

   parents

Derived terms

Derived terms

• thầy bà
• thầy bói

• thầy cô
• thầy giáo

• thầy lang
• thầy mo

Synonyms

• tía (“father”)

See also

• mẹ; u (“mother”)
• cô (“female teacher”)