"thây ma" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Vietnamese]

IPA: [tʰəj˧˧ maː˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [tʰəj˧˧ maː˧˧] [Huế], [tʰəj˧˧ maː˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: con [classifier]
Etymology: thây (“corpse”) + ma (“ghost”). Attested already in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), although apparently then meant merely "corpse" or "the dead"; later adopted to the concept of "zombie". Etymology templates: {{com|vi|thây|ma|t1=corpse|t2=ghost}} thây (“corpse”) + ma (“ghost”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} thây ma, {{vi-noun|cls=con}} (classifier con) thây ma
  1. (obsolete) corpse; dead body Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-thây_ma-vi-noun-MTFz2kwF Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese nouns classified by con Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 45 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 38 30 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by con: 36 42 22
  2. (occult) undead
    Sense id: en-thây_ma-vi-noun-tJS2lMsJ Categories (other): Occult, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese nouns classified by con Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 45 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 38 30 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 27 46 27 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by con: 36 42 22 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, occult, philosophy, sciences
  3. (by extension) zombie Tags: broadly Synonyms: xác sống
    Sense id: en-thây_ma-vi-noun-SUYLe7vT Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese nouns classified by con Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 45 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 38 30 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by con: 36 42 22
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    {
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