gấy
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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- cấy (in North Central dialects less affected by lenition)
Etymology[edit]
North Central form with different path of diphthongization of mainstream gái.
As with nhôông (“husband”), originally just meant "man, male", gấy/cấy originally (and still) meant just "woman, female".
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
(classifier con) gấy
- North Central Vietnam form of gái (“girls; female”)
Noun[edit]
gấy
See also[edit]
Derived terms