vải

See also: vai, Vai, vaî, văi, vãi, vại, and va'i

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Middle Vietnamese ꞗải, from Proto-Vietic *k-paːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kpaas (“cotton”); cognate with Muong pái, Khmer ក្របាស (krɑbaah), Bahnar kơpaih, Pacoh capaih, Khasi kynphad. Compare Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa) and Old Chinese 布 (OC *paːs).

Noun

vải • (𡲫, 𦀿, 𦃿, 𬘊)

1. cloth, fabric

Etymology 2

From Middle Vietnamese ꞗải. Compare Proto-Katuic *kpias (“lychee”) (whence Eastern Bru [kapɛh]).

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) vải • (𢅄, 𣞻)

1. lychee

   Synonym: lệ chi