kìa

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kia"

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 其 (“that; those”, SV: kì). Related to kia.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiə˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kiə˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kiə˨˩]

Pronoun[edit]

kìa • (其)

(colloquial) there (farther than “kia” but still visible); over there
hôm kìa ― three days ago

ngày kìa ― three days later

năm kìa ― three years ago

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

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