quai

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Contents

1 French
2 Italian
- 2.1 Etymology
- 2.2 Noun
3 Vietnamese
- 3.1 Pronunciation
- 3.2 Noun

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Old French cail, specifically from forms without the final l such as kay, kai.

Pronunciation[edit]

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IPA^(key): /ke/, /kɛ/

Noun[edit]

quai m (plural quais)

quay, wharf
platform (of a station)

Further reading[edit]

“quai” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowing from French quai.

Noun[edit]

quai m (invariable)

quay, wharf
platform (railway)

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːj˧˥]

Noun[edit]

quai

strap

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