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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Vietnamese uãi, vãi, from Proto-Vietic *vaːs (“to broadcast (rice)”). Cognate with Tho vɐːl⁶, Chut vaːl⁶.
Unrelated to Chinese 播 (MC paH) (SV: bá) nor any Austroasiatic word with labial stop initial like Khmer បោះ (bɑh), Khasi bet. As shown by the Vietic cognates, Vietnamese ‹v-› here is not the result of lenition.
Verb
vãi • (捤, 𢭶)
- to spill (something) all over; to strew; to broadcast
- (of rice, seeds, etc.) to be spilled all over; to be scattered
- to excrete (involuntarily); to let out; to urinate or pee (by accident)
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Adverb
vãi
- (slang, vulgar) extremely; fucking
Etymology 2
Noun
vãi • (娓, 尾, 𠉜, 𫱬)
- middle-aged female pagoda-goer
- Buddhist nun
- 16th century, Nguyễn Thế Nghi's (attributed) Tân biên Truyền kỳ mạn lục tăng bổ giải âm tập chú (新編傳奇漫錄增補解音集註), giải âm/translation of “The Tale of the Abandoned Pagoda in Đông Triều” in Truyền kỳ mạn lục ("Casual Record of Transmitted Strange-Tales") by Nguyễn Dữ.
仕娓𨪷𩯀共民平㐌姅- Sãi vãi gọt tóc cùng dân bình đã nửa.
- Those who cut their hair and became Buddhist monks and Buddhist nuns constituted half of the common populace.
- Nam quốc phương ngôn tục ngữ bị lục (南國方言俗語備錄 "Records of the Southern Nation's regional adages and common sayings"), 1914 version, 11b
- 師呐師沛娓呐娓咍 ― Sư nói sư phải; vãi nói vãi hay. ― The Buddhist monk says he is right; the Buddist nun says she is knowledgeable.
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