giày

See also: giấy and giây

Vietnamese

Etymology

Usually considered a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鞋 (“shoe”; SV: hài), although its Chu Nom reading 𥀌 (sound from 苔) seems to suggest an alternative *d- like initial.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaj˨˩]

Noun

giày (𥀌, 𩌂, 鞋, 履)

shoe

Derived terms

dây giày (“shoelace”)
giày ống (“boot”)

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