bãi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˨˩˦]
• Homophone: bải (South Vietnam)

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Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Both the Vietnamese and Cuối forms point to earlier *baːs.”) Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] pɐːl⁶.

Noun

bãi • (𪤄, 罢, 摆, 𣺽, 罷, 𡓁)

1. a shore; bank (especially of a river)
2. a field; plain; yard

Derived terms

• bãi biển (“beach”)
• bãi bồi (“alluvial plain”)
• bãi tha ma
• bến bãi
• sân bãi

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 罷.

Compound part

bãi

1. (only in compounds) to cease; to finish; to dismiss

Derived terms

• bãi binh (罷兵, “to ceasefire”)
• bãi bỏ (罷𠬃, “to abolish”)
• bãi công (罷工, “to strike”)