dày

See also: Appendix:Variations of "day"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Northern Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) dầy (vowel raised)
  • (North Central Vietnam) đày (no lenition)

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-daj. Cognate with Muong Bi tày.

Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經; c. 12th cent.) as ⿰苔巨, composed of 巨 (MC gjoX) + 苔 (MC doj) (modern SV: cự đài).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ja(ː)j˨˩]
  • Homophone: giày
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Adjective

dày • (苔, 𠫅, 𠫆, 𪠗)

  1. thick, deep, dense

Derived terms

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