đuôi

See also: dưới

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *dɔːj ~ *tɔːj (“tail”). Compare Khmer កន្ទុយ (kɑntuy).

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

(classifier cái) đuôi • (𡓋, 𡳪)

1. (anatomy) tail
2. (computing, colloquial) extension
3. (nautical) stern
4. (linguistics, colloquial) suffix