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”).

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