"tai" meaning in Vietnamese

See tai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [taːj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [taːj˧˧] [Huế], [taːj˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: cái [classifier], [CJK], 𦖻 [CJK], [CJK], 𦖱 [CJK], [CJK], 𣌒 [CJK]
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *saːj. Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*saːj}} Proto-Vietic *saːj Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=腮, 𦖻, 哉, 𦖱, 顋, 𣌒}} tai • (腮, 𦖻, 哉, 𦖱, 顋, 𣌒), {{vi-noun|腮, 𦖻, 哉, 𦖱, 顋, 𣌒|cls=cái}} (classifier cái) tai • (腮, 𦖻, 哉, 𦖱, 顋, 𣌒)
  1. (anatomy) ear
    Sense id: en-tai-vi-noun-PGo2tkD8 Categories (other): Anatomy, Vietnamese nouns classified by cái Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Derived forms: bạt tai, bông tai, dái tai, đầu cua tai nheo, hoa tai, lỗ tai, mang tai, nặng tai, ốc tai, tai mắt, tai nghe, tai vách mạch rừng, tóc tai, trái tai, vành tai
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Romanization

IPA: [taːj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [taːj˧˧] [Huế], [taːj˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Head templates: {{head|vi|romanization}} tai
  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 災 Tags: romanization Derived forms: tai ác, tai bay vạ gió, tai hại, tai hoạ, tai nạn, tai quái, tai ương, tai vạ, thiên tai
    Sense id: en-tai-vi-romanization-inwN~Ei8 Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese readings, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese romanizations Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Vietnamese romanizations: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "word": "tai hoạ"
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