khái
See also: khai
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *k-haːlʔ / *kʰaːlʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaʔ. Cognate with whence Khmer ខ្លា (khlaa), Bahnar kla, Khasi khla, Mon ကၠ. Doublet of hổ.
Compare also Khmer ខាល (khaal, “Year of the Tiger”), which was a Vietic loan.
Pronunciation
- (Vinh) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˩]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˨˩˦] ~ [xaːj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˦˥] ~ [xaːj˦˥]
Noun
(classifier con) khái • (𤠲, 𤡚)
- (North Central Vietnam) a tiger (The mammal Panthera tigris)
- Synonyms: hổ, cọp, hùm, kễnh, ông ba mươi