rái
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹɔɑːjɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɔɑːjɪ
- Homophones: ráði, ráðið
Adjective
rái
- definite masculine nominative singular of ráur
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *p-seːʔ. Compare Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects tấy and Pacoh pixay.
Shorto (2006) noted a possible connection with Proto-Mon-Khmer *bheʔ[1]; Blench (2018) considered Vietic *p-seːʔ closest to the original form, given other reflexes' long vowels and final glottal; addtionally, Blench suggested medial fricative /s/ was weakened to /h/.[2].
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐaːj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɹaːj˦˥]
Noun
(classifier con) rái (𤞫, 𤠹)
- otter
Derived terms
- rái cá
References
- Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entry 260, p. 126
- Blench. R. "Weterworld: lexical evidence for aquatic subsistence strategies in Austroasiatic" in Papers from the Seventh International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics, JSEALS. 2018. p. 188