vải

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See also: vai, Vai, vaî, văi, vãi, vại, and va'i

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Vietnamese ꞗĕải, ꞗải, from Proto-Vietic *k-paːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kpaas (cotton); cognate with Muong pái, Bahnar kơpaih, Pacoh capaih, Khasi kynphad. Compare Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa) and Old Chinese (OC *pˤa-s) (B-S), both of which are probably Austroasiatic loans. Doublet of bố (as in vải bố).

Noun

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vải (𦃿, 𡲫, 𢅄, , 󰬸, 𬘊)

  1. cloth, fabric

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Etymology 2

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From Middle Vietnamese ꞗĕải, ꞗải. Compare Proto-Katuic *kpias (lychee) (whence Pacoh cupiêih).

Unlike what some modern sources seem to suggest, there is little to no evidence that lệ chi (荔枝 (lìzhī)) was used as a word for "lychee" in Vietnamese, even historically. This confusion is most likely due speakers' conflation between Written Chinese texts and actual Vietnamese texts.

Noun

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(classifier cây, trái, quả) vải (𣞻, 𣘓)

  1. lychee

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