"ải" meaning in Vietnamese

See ải in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ʔaːj˧˩] [Hà-Nội], [ʔaːj˧˨] [Huế], [ʔaːj˨˩˦] (note: Saigon)
Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} ải, {{vi-adj}} ải
  1. (botany, of plants' organic matter) crumbling easily and no longer sturdy, having succumbed to years of exposure to rain and sun
    Sense id: en-ải-vi-adj-kG7P0YCi Categories (other): Botany Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (agriculture, of farmland after being plowed and exposed to the sun) dry and crumbling easily
    Sense id: en-ải-vi-adj-1Od4rXxs Categories (other): Agriculture Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ʔaːj˧˩] [Hà-Nội], [ʔaːj˧˨] [Huế], [ʔaːj˨˩˦] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 隘. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|隘}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|隘}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 隘 Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} ải, {{vi-noun}} ải
  1. frontier pass; border checkpoint
    Sense id: en-ải-vi-noun-4p-7RIXM Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 76 24
  2. a big challenge that is hard to pass
    Sense id: en-ải-vi-noun-sXMEI7~5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ải quan, cửa ải, khổ ải
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [ʔaːj˧˩] [Hà-Nội], [ʔaːj˧˨] [Huế], [ʔaːj˨˩˦] (note: Saigon)
Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} ải, {{vi-verb}} ải
  1. Short for làm ải. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: làm ải
    Sense id: en-ải-vi-verb-xmmNuqtk Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 8 16 5 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 4 4 0 72 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 22 9 16 1 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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