gãi

See also: gai, Gai, gái, gài, gāi, gǎi, and ga'i

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(North Central Vietnam) khải

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-kaːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kais ~ *kis ~ *kiəs (“to scrape, scratch”). Cognate with Khmer កេះ (keh).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaːj˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaːj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣaːj˨˩˦]

Verb

gãi • (𫼿, 𢭮)

to scratch

Anagrams

giã

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