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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 寨.
Noun
trại
- barrack; outpost
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Likely related to lái (in nói lái (“to switch around sounds”)).
Verb
trại • (豸)
- (pseudolinguistics, of pronunciation) to deviate
"Sài Gòn" trại lại là "Xì Gòn", "Hà Nội" trại lại là "Hà Lội". (pseudolinguistic explanation of variation of toponyms in Vietnamese)- "Xì Gòn" is a deviation of "Sài Gòn", and "Hà Lội" is a deviation of "Hà Nội".
Adjective
trại • (豸)
- (somewhat uncommon) twisted; askew
- Synonym: trẹo
- trại chân ― having a twisted ankle
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