vẫy

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] val⁵.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vəj˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vəj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vəj˨˩˦] ~ [jəj˨˩˦]

Verb

vẫy • (𢭶)

1. (of hand, tail and flag) to wave