different between thay vs thawy

English

Etymology 1

Article

thay

1. Pronunciation spelling of the.

Etymology 2

Verb

thay

1. Pronunciation spelling of say, to indicate a speaker with a speech impediment such as a lisp.

Etymology 3

Pronoun

thay

1. Obsolete spelling of they

Anagrams

• Athy

Middle English

Pronoun

thay

1. Alternative form of þei (“they”)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [t?aj??]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [t?aj??]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [t?a(?)j??]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese ? (SV: th?).

Verb

thay • (????, ????, ????, ????, ?)

1. to change; to replace

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adverb

thay

1. Used as a modifier to indicate surprise.

   Synonym: ?i

English

Etymology

From thaw +? -y.

Adjective

thawy (comparative more thawy, superlative most thawy)

1. Becoming liquid; thawing; inclined to or tending to thaw.
2. Conducive to thawing.
   • 1845, Daniel Pierce Thompson, Locke Amsden, Or, The Schoolmaster: a Tale, 1855, page 96,

     A warm and broken December had been succeeded by a still warmer and more thawy January.

   • c. 1847, Elkanah Walker, 1976, Clifford Merrill Drury (editor), Nine Years with the Spokane Indians: The Diary, 1838-1848, of Elkanah Walker, page 392,

     It has been more thawy to day but there was not much prospect that the weather will be favorable right away.