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