Do Thái

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Do-Thái, Do-thái

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 猶太 (“Judea; Jewish”), from Mandarin 猶太／犹太 (Yóutài). Compare Korean 유대 (Yudae, “Judea; Jewish”). Doublet of Giu-đê (“Judea”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɔ˧˧ tʰaːj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jɔ˧˧ tʰaːj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɔ˧˧ tʰaːj˦˥]

Adjective

Jewish
người Do Thái ― a Jew; the Jews
(rare, loosely) Israeli
người Do Thái ― an Israeli; the Israelis
(biblical, Catholicism, loosely) Synonym of Hê-bơ-rơ (“Hebrew”)

Proper noun

(rare, loosely) Synonym of I-xra-en (“Israel”)

Usage notes

The biblical names of Judea is not Do Thái, but various transcriptions.

See also

Do Thái giáo

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