quai

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ke/, /kɛ/

• audio:

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Noun

quai m (plural quais)

1. quay, wharf
2. platform (of a station)

Further reading

• “quai”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French quai.

Noun

quai m (uncountable)

1. quay, wharf
2. platform (railway)

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːj˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái) quai

1. strap