nãy

See also: nay, Nay, NAY, này, näy, nạy, nậy, nảy, nấy, nầy, nẩy, ñay, ŋay, and n'ay

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 乃 (SV: nãi).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naj˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [naj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [na(ː)j˨˩˦]

Adverb

nãy

1. (often Southern Vietnam) then, at that time