vãi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vaːj˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vaːj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vʲaːj˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *vaːs (“to broadcast (rice)”), perhaps from Proto-Mon-Khmer *bah, *baas (“to flow out”). Alternatively, a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 播 (“to broadcast; to sow”; SV: bá). Compare Khmer ពាស (piəh, “spreading throughout”), Mon ဟး (hah, “to overflow”).

Verb

vãi (捤, 𢭶)

to spill (something) all over; to strew; to broadcast
(of rice, seeds, etc.) to be spilled all over; to be scattered
to excrete (involuntarily); to let out; to urinate or pee (by accident)

Derived terms

Terms derived from vãi

rơi vãi

vung vãi

vương vãi

Etymology 2

Noun

vãi (娓, 尾, 𠉜, 𫱬)

See also

sãi

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