bãi
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːj˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːj˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːj˨˩˦]
- Homophone: bải (South Vietnam)
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Etymology 1
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Both the Vietnamese and Cuối forms point to earlier *baːs.”) Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] pɐːl⁶.
Noun
editDerived terms
edit- bãi biển (“beach”)
- bãi bồi (“alluvial plain”)
- bãi tha ma
- bến bãi
- sân bãi
Etymology 2
editSino-Vietnamese word from 罷.
Compound part
editbãi