vài

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese ꞗài.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vaːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vaːj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vaːj˨˩] ~ [jaːj˨˩]

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Determiner

vài • (𠄧)

1. (slightly formal) some, an indefinite quantity greater than one

Related terms

• mấy