vài

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vai³¹/

Verb

vài

1. dry(Free from or lacking moisture)
2. to speak or shout a vulgar curse

Vietnamese

Etymology

Attested as ꞗài in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vaːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vaːj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vaːj˨˩] ~ [jaːj˨˩]

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Determiner

vài • (𠄩, 𱎓, 󱠧, 𲣰, 𢽼, 󱠬, 𬏓, 𲣱, 排, 𠄽, 𫿟, 為, 𲐊, 𱎗)

1. (slightly formal) some, an indefinite quantity greater than one

Related terms

• mấy