giẻ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gie"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-cɛh (“rag”). Cognate with Muong Bi chẽ.

Attested as gẻ in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɛ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɛ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jɛ˨˩˦]

Noun

giẻ • (䌽, 幣, 弊, 綵)

1. rag, dust cloth

See also

• giẻ lau sàn
• giẻ rách
• nùi giẻ