khai

See also: khái

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of khai – see 開 (“to open; to unlatch; to unfasten; to start; to turn on; to switch on; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 開).

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“open”).

Verb

khai • (开, 開)

  1. to declare, to state, to testify
  2. (only in compounds) to open
  3. (only in compounds) to dredge up
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

khai

  1. having the smell of urine
    Amoniac có mùi khai đặc trưng.
    Ammonia has a characteristic urine-like smell.
Derived terms
  • khai ngấy
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