dái

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dai"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaːj˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-taːlʔ. Cognate with Arem atæːlˀ. Etymologically unrelated to the dái in dái tai (“ear lobe”).

Alternative forms

(North Central Vietnam) đái
(North Central Vietnam) đán

Noun

(classifier hòn) dái • (曳, 𠰺, 𢘽, 𤲼)

(vulgar outside of anatomy) scrotum, scrote; testicle
hòn dái ― testicle

See also

Derived terms

Verb

dái • (曳)

(archaic) to fear; to be afraid (of)

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