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)

thick, deep, dense

Derived terms