Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 話 (“speech, talk, language, dialect”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwaːj˧ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwaːj˨ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˨ˀ˧ʔ]