gáy

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See also: gay, Gay, gấy, gảy, and gậy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Vietnamese gấy, from Proto-Vietic *t-giːʔ; cognate with Sách təki:⁴.

Noun

gáy (𦢾, 𩬆, 𩯂)

  1. (Northern Vietnam, anatomy) nape
    Synonym: ót

Etymology 2

From Middle Vietnamese gáy, from Proto-Vietic *t-karʔ. Compare also Proto-Katuic *tkar (whence Pacoh ticár).

Verb

gáy (, , 𠰁)

  1. (of a rooster) to crow; (of a bird) to pipe
  2. (of a cricket) to sing, to chirp
  3. (slang) to brag, to crow