quai

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See also: Quai, quài, and quái

French

Quai du Yang-king-pang

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cail, specifically from forms without the final l such as kay, kai. Doublet of age and haie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ke/, /kɛ/
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Noun

quai m (plural quais)

  1. quay, wharf
  2. platform (of a station)

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French quai.

Noun

quai m (invariable)

  1. quay, wharf
  2. (railroad) platform

Paiwan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *quay.

Noun

quai

  1. rattan

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cái) quai (, 𢮿, 𨧰)

  1. strap