Vietnamese

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Etymology 1

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(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

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bãi (𪤄, , , 𣺽, , 𡓁)

  1. a shore; bank (especially of a river)
  2. a field; plain; yard
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Compound part

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bãi

  1. (only in compounds) to cease; to finish; to dismiss
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