giai
See also: giải
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Etymology
See trai. The sound change from *p-l and *b-l to ‹gi› is a regular sound change in Northern Vietnamese; compare giồng, giầu, giời and giun.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jaːj˧˧]
Noun
giai
- (dialectal or humorous) Eye dialect spelling of trai, representing Northern Vietnam Vietnamese.
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