giày

See also: giấy and giây

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鞋 (“shoe”, SV: hài).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ja(ː)j˨˩]
• Homophone: dày

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) giày • (𥀌, 𩌂, 鞋, 履)

1. a non-sock, non-stockings piece of footwear that gives full coverage to the foot; a shoe, a boot, etc.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• dây giày (“shoelace”)
• giày ống (“boot”)

 

Verb

giày

1. to trample; to tread underfoot