vẫy

See also: vảy

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] val⁵.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vəj˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vəj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vəj˨˩˦] ~ [jəj˨˩˦]

Verb

vẫy • (𢭶)

  1. (of hand, tail and flag) to wave

Derived terms