đày

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔɗaj˨˩]Huế [ʔɗaj˦˩]Saigon [ʔɗa(ː)j˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

đàyfallinghuyền

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đày means to exile internally.

Meanings of đày in English

Verb

to exile (a prisoner, etc.) internally

Words with đày

lưu đày

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, đày could be written as 苔, 𢰥, 𨃐. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does đày mean in English?

đày (verb) means "to exile internally".

How do you pronounce đày?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗaj˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɗa(ː)j˨˩]. Tones: đày — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.