vây

See also: vay, váy, vậy, and vaþ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vəj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vəj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vəj˧˧] ~ [jəj˧˧]
• Homophone: dây; vay

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 圍 (“to surround; to encircle; to corral”, SV: vi).

Verb

vây

1. to encircle

Synonyms

• bao vây

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bao vây
• cờ vây
• vây hãm
• vây quanh

 

Etymology 2

From Middle Vietnamese ꞗâi, from Proto-Vietic *c-piːl. Cognate with Muong vây.

Alternative forms

• vi

Noun

vây

1. (anatomy) a fin

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with vẩy (“scales”).