tày
nounadjective
Hanoi [taj˨˩]Huế [taj˦˩]Saigon [ta(ː)j˨˩] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
tày means Tay; an ethnic group of Vietnam.
Meanings of tày in English
Noun
- Tay, an ethnic group of Vietnam
Adjective
- blunt, not sharp
- dated equal to; comparable to ≈ bằng
Words with tày
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, tày could be written as 齊, 斉. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 齊 (SV: tề). Attested in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651) as tày.
Frequently asked questions
What does tày mean in English?
tày (noun) means "Tay; an ethnic group of Vietnam".
How do you pronounce tày?
IPA: Hanoi [taj˨˩]; Saigon [ta(ː)j˨˩]. Tones: tày — falling tone (huyền).