xài
Tày
Pronunciation
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [saːj˧˨]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [saːj˩]
Derived terms
- cha xài
- fát xài
- pa̱i xài
Vietnamese
Etymology
Possibly related to Khmer ចាយ (caay), Ruching Palaung chāī, Cantonese 使 (sai2, “to use; to spend (money)”), 嘥 (saai1).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [saːj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [saːj˨˩]
Verb
xài • (𫶰)
- (Southern Vietnam, informal, colloquial) to use
- (Southern Vietnam, informal, colloquial) to spend (money)
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