nãy

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nay"

See also: nảy and nải

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 乃 (SV: nãi).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naj˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [naj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [na(ː)j˨˩˦]

Adverb

nãy

1. (often Southern Vietnam) then, at that time

Derived Terms

• hồi nãy
• nãy giờ