nhị cái

Vietnamese

Etymology

nhị (“stamen; pistil”) +‎ cái (“female”), calque of Chinese 雌蕊 (thư nhị)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲi˧˨ʔ kaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲɪj˨˩ʔ kaːj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲɪj˨˩˨ kaːj˦˥]

Noun

nhị cái

1. Synonym of nhuỵ (“pistil”)