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Tày
Etymology
Ultimately from Chinese 財 (MC dzoj, “money”).
Pronunciation
Noun
xài
- wealth
- slống xài ― to offer valuables
- fát xài ― to make a fortune
Derived terms
References
- Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
- Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
Vietnamese
Etymology
Possibly related to Khmer ចាយ (caay), Ruching Palaung chāī, Cantonese 使 (sai2, “to use; to spend (money)”), 嘥 (saai1).
Pronunciation
Verb
xài • (𫶰)
- (Southern Vietnam, informal, colloquial) to use
- (Southern Vietnam, informal, colloquial) to spend (money)
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