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gầy

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Austroasiatic *rgɨj (thin, lean) (Sidwell, 2024).

Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 阿計 (MC 'a kejH) (modern SV: a kế), (MC kejH) (modern SV: kế) and 𤷍, phonetic (MC gi|ki) (modern SV: ).

Adjective

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gầy (𤷍, 𤻓, 𤼞, 𳈴)

  1. thin; skinny
    Synonyms: ốm, ròm, tóm, còi
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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gầy

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of gây (to cause)
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