khái

See also: khai and khải

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰaɪ⁵⁵/

Verb

khái

  1. (Patsho) collect

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Vinh) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˩]
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-haːlʔ / *kʰaːlʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *kla(ː)ʔ. Cognate with Khmer ខ្លា (khlaa), Bahnar kla, Khasi khla, Mon ကၠ. Doublet of hổ.

Compare also Khmer ខាល (khaal, “Year of the Tiger”), loaned from an unidentified Vietic source.

Noun

(classifier con) khái • (𤠲, 𤡚)

  1. (North Central Vietnam) tiger (The mammal Panthera tigris)
    Synonyms: hổ, cọp, hùm, kễnh, ông ba mươi

Etymology 2

Romanization

khái

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 概
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