chấy

See also: chay, cháy, chày, chảy, and chạy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cəj˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ciːʔ; compare Central/Southern dialects chí, Muong chỉ.

Alternative forms

• chí

Noun

(classifier con) chấy • (𧋺)

1. (Northern Vietnam) a head louse

Derived terms

• chấy rận

Etymology 2

Verb

chấy • (𤈜)

1. to fry and ground (prawn)