nhai

See also: nhái, nhài, nhãi, and nhại

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Vietic *-ɲaːj. Compare Mon သ္ၚဲာ (hài, “to chew”), Nyah Kur khəɲàaj.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲaːj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲaːj˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲaːj˧˧]

Verb edit

nhai • (𠽎, 𪘬)

to chew, to masticate, to ruminate

Derived terms edit

động vật nhai lại (“ruminant”)

Welsh edit

Noun edit

nhai

Nasal mutation of tai.

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