nhai

See also: nhái, nhài, nhãi, and nhại

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-ɲaːj. Compare Mon သ္ၚဲာ (hài, “to chew”), Nyah Kur khəɲàaj.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲaːj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲaːj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲaːj˧˧]

Verb

nhai • (𠽎, 𪘬)

to chew, to masticate, to ruminate

Derived terms

động vật nhai lại (“ruminant”)

Welsh

Noun

nhai

Nasal mutation of tai.

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