say xe

Vietnamese

Etymology

From say (“to get drunk”) +‎ xe (“wheeled-vehicle”). Compare Japanese 車酔い (literally “car drunkenness”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saj˧˧ sɛ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaj˧˧ sɛ˧˧] ~ [saj˧˧ sɛ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂa(ː)j˧˧ sɛ˧˧] ~ [sa(ː)j˧˧ sɛ˧˧]

Adjective

say xe

1. carsick