máy bay
Appearance
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From máy (“machine”) + bay (“to fly”), calque of Chinese 飛機 / 飞机 (fēijī).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maj˧˦ ʔɓaj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [maj˨˩˦ ʔɓaj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ma(ː)j˦˥ ʔɓa(ː)j˧˧]
Audio (Saigon): (file)
Noun
[edit](classifier chiếc, cái) máy bay