phay

See also: phây, phẩy, Phây, and phầy

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 破 (SV: phá), borrowed from a form when monophthongization had not yet taken place in Chinese, but is likely later than the borrowing of ngài (“moth”) and mài (“to grind”), which have [-aːj].

    Cognate with Iu Mien paaix, also preserved the diphthong. Doublet of phá.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    phay • (非, 棑, 㓟)

    1. to chop; to cut open

    Derived terms

    • xé phay
    • dao phay (“cleaver”)
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