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Verb

gái

1. say

References

• R. Blench, Beboid Comparative

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• gấy

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-keːʔ ‎(“woman; female”); compare cái.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaːj˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaːj˩ˀ˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣaːj˦ˀ˥]

Noun

(classifier con) gái

1. girl

   gái đẹp

   beautiful girl

2. (informal, colloquial) prostitute, whore

Derived terms

• bạn gái (girlfriend)
• con gái
• cô gái

See also

• cái
• đàn bà
• nữ
• phụ nữ