"tài" meaning in Vietnamese

See tài in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [taːj˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [taːj˦˩] [Huế], [taːj˨˩] (note: Saigon) Forms: tời [alternative]
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 才 (“talent; skill”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|才}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|才|talent; skill}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 才 (“talent; skill”) Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} tài, {{vi-adj}} tài
  1. skillful; talented
    Sense id: en-tài-vi-adj-4CB5-qlW Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 50 50 Derived forms: anh tài, bất tài, danh tài, đa tài, đại tài, hiền tài, kì tài, nhân tài, tài ba, tài cán, tài đức, tài giỏi, tài hoa, tài năng, tài sắc, tài tình, tài trí, tài tử, tam tài, thiên tài, thực tài, trổ tài
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [taːj˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [taːj˦˩] [Huế], [taːj˨˩] (note: Saigon) Forms: tời [alternative]
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 才 (“talent; skill”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|才}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|才|talent; skill}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 才 (“talent; skill”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} tài, {{vi-noun}} tài
  1. talent; gift
    Sense id: en-tài-vi-noun-5qlN3Uhf Categories (other): Vietnamese terms with collocations, Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [taːj˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [taːj˦˩] [Huế], [taːj˨˩] (note: Saigon)
Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} tài, {{vi-noun}} tài
  1. (colloquial) Short for tài xế (“driver”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial Alternative form of: tài xế (extra: driver)
    Sense id: en-tài-vi-noun-zqC8qSZF Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese romanizations Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 3 11 49 37 Disambiguation of Vietnamese romanizations: 5 5 43 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Romanization

IPA: [taːj˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [taːj˦˩] [Huế], [taːj˨˩] (note: Saigon)
Head templates: {{head|vi|romanization}} tài
  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 財 Tags: romanization Derived forms: gia tài, hãm tài, tài chính, tài nguyên, tài sản, tiền tài
    Sense id: en-tài-vi-romanization-mw19X4h1 Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese readings, Vietnamese romanizations Disambiguation of Vietnamese romanizations: 5 5 43 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "romanization",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sino-Vietnamese readings"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Sino-Vietnamese reading of 財"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Sino-Vietnamese",
          "Sino-Vietnamese"
        ],
        [
          "財",
          "財#Vietnamese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[taːj˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[taːj˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[taːj˨˩]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tài"
}

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