gãi

See also: gai, Gai, gái, gài, gāi, gǎi, and ga'i

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) khải

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-kaːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kais ~ *kis ~ *kiəs (“to scrape, scratch”). Cognate with Khmer កេះ (keh).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣaːj˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣaːj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣaːj˨˩˦]

Verb

gãi • (𫼿, 𢭮)

  1. to scratch

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