giày

See also: giấy and giây

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鞋 (“shoe”; SV: hài).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaj˨˩]
Homophone: dày

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) giày (𥀌, 𩌂, 鞋, 履)

a non-sock, non-stockings piece of footwear that gives full coverage to the foot; a shoe, a boot, etc.

Derived terms

Derived terms

dây giày (“shoelace”)
giày ống (“boot”)

Verb

giày

to trample; to tread underfoot

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