khải

Nùng

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *p.qaːjᴬ (“to sell”). Cognate with Thai ขาย (kǎai), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຂາຍ (khāi), Lü ᦃᦻ (ẋaay), Tai Dam ꪄꪱꪥ, Shan ၶၢႆ (khǎai), Phake ၵႝ (khay), Ahom 𑜁𑜩 (khay), Zhuang gai, Bouyei gaail.

Verb

khải

1. (transitive) to sell

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Vinh) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˩]

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˨] ~ [xaːj˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˨˩˦] ~ [xaːj˨˩˦]

Verb

khải

1. North Central Vietnam form of gãi (“to scratch”)