huai

See also: huái and huài

Dongxiang

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xwɑj/

Noun

huai

  1. alternative form of hoye (gunpowder)

French

Verb

huai

  1. first-person singular past historic of huer

Jarai

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *haway, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quay, from Proto-Austronesian *quay.

Noun

huai

  1. rattan

References

  • Siu, Lap Minh (December 2009) Developing the First Preliminary Dictionary of North American Jarai[1], Texas Tech University

Mandarin

Romanization

huai (huai5 / huai0, Zhuyin ˙ㄏㄨㄞ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of  / , , 𠜻, 𠟱, 𠟷

huai

  1. nonstandard spelling of huái
  2. nonstandard spelling of huài

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.