quày

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

quày

  1. (botany) clump of fruits on the end of a branch (as of dates and bananas)

Etymology 2

Verb

quày

  1. (dialect) alternative form of quay (“to turn”)
    • 1897, Huỳnh Tịnh Của, Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn, page 75:
      Con chuột ở trong hang muốn chun ra, thì hay nhú nhú ló đầu ra, quày đầu vô, làm như vậy đôi ba lần rồi mới chạy ra.
      A murid in a hole that wants to get out will stick its head out a little, turn its head back in, do this two or three times before finally going outside.
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