giày bata

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • giày ba-ta

Etymology

giày +‎ Bata. The second element is a genericized trademark, from Czech Baťa.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaj˨˩ ʔɓaː˧˧ taː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaj˦˩ ʔɓaː˧˧ taː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ja(ː)j˨˩ ʔɓaː˧˧ taː˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: giày ba ta

Noun

giày bata

  1. sneakers; trainers