thây

See also: thay, thấy, thầy, and thẩy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 屍 (“corpse”, SV: thi).

Noun

thây • (尸, 屍)

  1. corpse
    Synonyms: xác, thi hài, thi thể
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Transphonologization of không/hông into a ngang tone.

Particle

thây

  1. (colloquial) contraction of thấy không/hông (evidential)
    Ủa tiệm đó vẫn mở đó thây?
    What do you mean? Look, that store is still up and running.
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