vây
See also: vay, váy, vậy, and vaþ
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vəj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vəj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vəj˧˧] ~ [jəj˧˧]
- Homophone: dây; vay
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 圍 (“to surround; to encircle; to corral”; SV: vi).
Verb
vây
- to encircle
Synonyms
- bao vây
Derived terms
Derived terms
- bao vây
- cờ vây
- vây hãm
- vây quanh
Etymology 2
From Middle Vietnamese ꞗâi, from Proto-Vietic *c-piːl. Cognate with Muong vây.
Alternative forms
- vi
Noun
vây
- (anatomy) a fin
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with vẩy (“scales”).