cưỡi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: kị).

    Also compare Burmese စီး (ci:), Khmer ជិះ (cih), (zy, to cause to ride), Thai ขี่ (kìi), Lao ຂີ່ (khī), Zhuang gwih, White Hmong caij, Proto-Austronesian *sakay (catch a ride, join a group, ride on something).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    cưỡi • ()

    1. to ride (an animal)