gáy
See also: gay, Gay, gấy, gảy, and gậy
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣaj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣaj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɣaj˦˥]
Etymology 1
From Middle Vietnamese gấy, from Proto-Vietic *t-giːʔ.
Noun
gáy (𦢾, 𩬆, 𩯂)
- (anatomy) nape
- Synonym: ót
Etymology 2
From Middle Vietnamese gáy, from Proto-Vietic *t-karʔ. Compare also Proto-Katuic *tkar (whence Pacoh ticár).
Verb
A rooster crowing
gáy (嘅, 摡, 𠰁)
- (of a rooster) to crow; (of a bird) to pipe
- (slang) to brag, to crow