vẫy

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *was ~ *waas ~ *wəs (“to wave, beckon”); cognate with Khmer វាស (viəh).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

vẫy (𢭶)

(of hand, tail and flag) to wave

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