Tây Á

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 西亞, composed of 西 (west) and (Asia).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ ʔaː˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ ʔaː˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ ʔaː˦˥]

    Proper noun

    Tây Á

    1. West Asia (the westernmost geographic region of Asia, which includes Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, the Levant, Mesopotamia, the Sinai Peninsula, and Transcaucasia)

    Adjective

    Tây Á

    1. West Asian