chấy

See also: chay, cháy, chày, chảy, and chạy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəj˦˥]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ciːʔ. Compare Central/Southern dialects chí, Muong chỉ.

Alternative forms

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) chí (no diphthongization)

Noun

(classifier con) chấy • (𧋺)

(Northern Vietnam) a head louse

Derived terms

chấy rận (“louse”)

Verb

chấy • (𤈜)

to fry and ground (prawn)

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