Thái Dương

See also: thái dương

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 太陽 (“Sun”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaːj˧˦ zɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaːj˨˩˦ jɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaːj˦˥ jɨəŋ˧˧]

    Proper noun

    Thái Dương

    1. (literary, otherwise dated) Sun
      Synonym: Mặt Trời

    Usage notes

    • This word is nearly never used in isolation as the normal word for "the Sun" in modern Vietnamese, but it does occur in some compounds (most notably Thái Dương hệ (“Solar System”)) and poetic or literary contexts.
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