ráy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐaj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹa(ː)j˦˥]

Etymology 1

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Noun

ráy • (𤀕, ⿰土ど再さい)

1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) (con~) eardrum, earhole

   Synonyms: lá nhĩ, lỗ tai

   • 1970, Duyên Anh, Mặt trời nhỏ: Truyện dài [The little sun: a long novel], Saigon: Tuổi Ngọc, page 118:

     – Ừa, nghe khoái con ráy rồi, mai mốt dẫn tụi tao đi coi chân cẳng họ nghe, mầy!

     – Ye, hearing it was a pleasure to our ear[hole]s, someday you need to take us go and watch those legs [of the soccer players] in action!

2. earwax

   Synonyms: ráy tai, cứt ráy

Derived terms

• điếc con ráy

Etymology 2

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Noun

(classifier cây, củ) ráy • (𦵜, 𫇶, 𫈨)

1. giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)
2. other similar plants of the family Araceae