bây

See also: bay, Bay, bẫy, bảy, and baþ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• bay

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *piʔ; cognate with Khasi phi, Pacoh ipe, Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] ifē and possibly Mon ဗှေ်.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəj˧˧]

Pronoun

bây

1. (informal) you (second-person plural)