vảy

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Vietnamese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

vẩy

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Vietic *k-pas (“scale”). Compare Muong pách.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vaj˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vaj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [va(ː)j˨˩˦] ~ [ja(ː)j˨˩˦]

Noun[edit]

(classifier tấm, miếng) vảy • (𩺩, 𪨖)

(anatomy) scales
làm vảy/đánh vảy ― to descale (a fish)

See also[edit]

Derived terms

trầy vi tróc vảy

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