vảy

See also: vẫy

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • vẩy

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-pas (“scale”). Compare Muong Bi pách.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vaj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [va(ː)j˨˩˦] ~ [ja(ː)j˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier tấm, miếng) vảy • (𩷳, 𩺩, 𪨖)

  1. (anatomy) scales
    làm vảy/đánh vảy ― to descale (a fish)

Derived terms

  • trầy vi tróc vảy
  • vảy nến
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