giai

See also: giải

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• trai

Etymology

See trai. The sound change from *p-l and *b-l to ‹gi› is a regular sound change in Northern Vietnamese; compare giồng, giầu, giời and giun.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaːj˧˧]

Noun

giai

1. (dialectal or humorous) Eye dialect spelling of trai, representing Northern Vietnam Vietnamese.