phay

See also: phây, phẩy, Phây, and phầy

Tewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fèː/ [fèː]

Etymology 1

Noun

phay

1. A feather worn on a head; a plume.

Etymology 2

Noun

phay

1. louse

References

• Martinez, Esther (1982), San Juan Pueblo Téwa Dictionary, San Juan Pueblo Bilingual Program, San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico: Bishop Publishing Co., →OCLC, pages 29, 54

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 破 (SV: phá), borrowed from a form when monophthongization had not yet taken place in Chinese, but is likely later than the borrowing of ngài (“moth”) and mài (“to grind”), which have [-aːj].

Cognate with Iu Mien paaix, also preserved the diphthong. Doublet of phá.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [faj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fa(ː)j˧˧]

Verb

phay • (非, 棑, 㓟)

1. to chop; to cut open

Derived terms

• xé phay
• dao phay (“cleaver”)