khái

See also: khai

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-haːlʔ / *kʰaːlʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaʔ. Cognate with whence Khmer ខ្លា (khlaa), Bahnar kla, Khasi khla, Mon ကၠ. Doublet of hổ.

Compare also Khmer ខាល (khaal, “Year of the Tiger”), which was a Vietic loan.

Pronunciation

(Vinh) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˩]
(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˦]

(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˨˩˦] ~ [xaːj˨˩˦]

(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˦˥] ~ [xaːj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) khái • (𤠲, 𤡚)

(North Central Vietnam) a tiger (The mammal Panthera tigris)
Synonyms: hổ, cọp, hùm, kễnh, ông ba mươi

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