say xe

Vietnamese

Etymology

From say (“to get drunk”) +‎ xe (“wheeled-vehicle”). Compare Japanese 車酔い (literally “car drunkenness”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saj˧˧ sɛ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaj˧˧ sɛ˧˧] ~ [saj˧˧ sɛ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂa(ː)j˧˧ sɛ˧˧] ~ [sa(ː)j˧˧ sɛ˧˧]

Adjective

say xe

  1. carsick
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