khải
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Nùng
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *p.qaːjᴬ (“to sell”). Cognate with Thai ขาย (kǎai), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ᩠ᨿ, Lao ຂາຍ (khāi), Lü ᦃᦻ (ẋaay), Tai Dam ꪄꪱꪥ, Shan ၶၢႆ (khǎai), Phake ၵႝ (khay), Ahom 𑜁𑜩 (khay), Zhuang gai, Bouyei gaail.
Verb
khải
- (transitive) to sell
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˨] ~ [xaːj˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˨˩˦] ~ [xaːj˨˩˦]
Verb
khải
- North Central Vietnam form of gãi (“to scratch”)