gáy

See also: gay, Gay, gấy, gảy, and gậy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣa(ː)j˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Middle Vietnamese gấy, from Proto-Vietic *t-giːʔ; cognate with Sách təki:⁴.

Noun

gáy • (𦢾, 𩬆, 𩯂)

1. (Northern Vietnam, anatomy) nape

   Synonym: ót

Etymology 2

From Middle Vietnamese gáy, from Proto-Vietic *t-karʔ. Compare also Proto-Katuic *tkar (whence Pacoh ticár).

Verb

gáy • (嘅, 摡, 𠰁)

1. (of a rooster) to crow; (of a bird) to pipe
2. (of a cricket) to sing, to chirp
3. (slang) to brag, to crow