gậy
See also: gay, Gay, gáy, gấy, and gảy
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *-giːʔ.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣəj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣəj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɣəj˨˩˨]
Noun
(classifier cây) gậy (梞)
- stick, cane, staff
- gậy chống
- a walking stick
- chống gậy
- to lean on a stick