khái

See also: khai

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰaɪ⁵⁵/

Verb

khái

  1. (Patsho) collect

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-haːlʔ / *kʰaːlʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *kla(ː)ʔ. Cognate with Khmer ខ្លា (khlaa), Bahnar kla, Khasi khla, Mon ကၠ. Doublet of hổ.

Compare also Khmer ខាល (khaal, “Year of the Tiger”), loaned from an unidentified Vietic source.

Pronunciation

  • (Vinh) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˩]
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˨˩˦] ~ [xaːj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˦˥] ~ [xaːj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) khái • (𤠲, 𤡚)

  1. (North Central Vietnam) tiger (The mammal Panthera tigris)
    Synonyms: hổ, cọp, hùm, kễnh, ông ba mươi
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