"chải" meaning in Vietnamese

See chải in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [t͡ɕaːj˧˩] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕaːj˧˨] [Huế], [caːj˨˩˦] (note: Saigon) Forms: 𦃀 [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], [CJK]
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *caːs (“to comb”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *caːɕ (“to comb”). Compare also Laven cas, Chrau saːs, Ngeq caːjh. Doublet of nải (“hand (of banana)”) through an infixed form. Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*caːs||to comb}} Proto-Vietic *caːs (“to comb”), {{inh|vi|aav-pro|*caːɕ||to comb}} Proto-Austroasiatic *caːɕ (“to comb”), {{cog|lbo|-}} Laven, {{cog|crw|-}} Chrau, {{cog|ngt|-}} Ngeq, {{doublet|vi|nải|t1=hand (of banana)}} Doublet of nải (“hand (of banana)”) Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=𦃀, 扯, 沚, 斎, 󱱼}} chải • (𦃀, 扯, 沚, 斎, 󱱼), {{vi-verb|𦃀, 扯, 沚, 斎, 󱱼}} chải • (𦃀, 扯, 沚, 斎, 󱱼)
  1. to comb or brush (hair)
    Sense id: en-chải-vi-verb-KgHHIc77 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Hair Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 14 20 20 14 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 20 20 14 18 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Hair: 69 31
  2. to brush (teeth) Synonyms: đánh
    Sense id: en-chải-vi-verb-vjzp94~P Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Teeth Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 14 20 20 14 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 20 20 14 18 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Teeth: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bàn chải, bàn chải đánh răng, bươn chải, chải chuốt Related terms: lược
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bàn chải"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bàn chải đánh răng"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bươn chải"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "chải chuốt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "mkh-vie-pro",
        "3": "*caːs",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to comb"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Vietic *caːs (“to comb”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "aav-pro",
        "3": "*caːɕ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to comb"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austroasiatic *caːɕ (“to comb”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lbo",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Laven",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "crw",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chrau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ngt",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Ngeq",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "nải",
        "t1": "hand (of banana)"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of nải (“hand (of banana)”)",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Vietic *caːs (“to comb”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *caːɕ (“to comb”). Compare also Laven cas, Chrau saːs, Ngeq caːjh.\nDoublet of nải (“hand (of banana)”) through an infixed form.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "𦃀",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "扯",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "沚",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "斎",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "𦃀, 扯, 沚, 斎, 󱱼"
      },
      "expansion": "chải • (𦃀, 扯, 沚, 斎, 󱱼)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "𦃀, 扯, 沚, 斎, 󱱼"
      },
      "expansion": "chải • (𦃀, 扯, 沚, 斎, 󱱼)",
      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lược"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 20 20 14 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 20 20 14 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "69 31",
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          "name": "Hair",
          "orig": "vi:Hair",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to comb one's hair",
          "text": "chải tóc",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to brush an animal's hair",
          "text": "chải lông",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to comb or brush (hair)"
      ],
      "id": "en-chải-vi-verb-KgHHIc77",
      "links": [
        [
          "comb",
          "comb"
        ],
        [
          "brush",
          "brush"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 20 20 14 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 20 20 14 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "vi",
          "name": "Teeth",
          "orig": "vi:Teeth",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Do not forget to brush your teeth at least twice a day.",
          "text": "Đừng quên chải răng mỗi ngày ít nhất hai lần.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to brush (teeth)"
      ],
      "id": "en-chải-vi-verb-vjzp94~P",
      "links": [
        [
          "brush",
          "brush"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "đánh"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaːj˧˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaːj˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[caːj˨˩˦]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chải"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Vietnamese doublets",
    "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Vietnamese lemmas",
    "Vietnamese terms derived from Proto-Austroasiatic",
    "Vietnamese terms derived from Proto-Vietic",
    "Vietnamese terms inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic",
    "Vietnamese terms inherited from Proto-Vietic",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Vietnamese verbs",
    "vi:Hair",
    "vi:Teeth"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bàn chải"
    },
    {
      "word": "bàn chải đánh răng"
    },
    {
      "word": "bươn chải"
    },
    {
      "word": "chải chuốt"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "vi",
        "2": "mkh-vie-pro",
        "3": "*caːs",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to comb"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Vietic *caːs (“to comb”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "aav-pro",
        "3": "*caːɕ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to comb"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Laven",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "crw",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chrau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ngt",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Ngeq",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "nải",
        "t1": "hand (of banana)"
      },
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      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Vietic *caːs (“to comb”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *caːɕ (“to comb”). Compare also Laven cas, Chrau saːs, Ngeq caːjh.\nDoublet of nải (“hand (of banana)”) through an infixed form.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "𦃀",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "扯",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "沚",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "斎",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "𦃀, 扯, 沚, 斎, 󱱼"
      },
      "expansion": "chải • (𦃀, 扯, 沚, 斎, 󱱼)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "𦃀, 扯, 沚, 斎, 󱱼"
      },
      "expansion": "chải • (𦃀, 扯, 沚, 斎, 󱱼)",
      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
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  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "lược"
    }
  ],
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    {
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            [
              0,
              4
            ]
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          "english": "to comb one's hair",
          "text": "chải tóc",
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        },
        {
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            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to brush an animal's hair",
          "text": "chải lông",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to comb or brush (hair)"
      ],
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        [
          "comb",
          "comb"
        ],
        [
          "brush",
          "brush"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Do not forget to brush your teeth at least twice a day.",
          "text": "Đừng quên chải răng mỗi ngày ít nhất hai lần.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to brush (teeth)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brush",
          "brush"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "đánh"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaːj˧˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaːj˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[caːj˨˩˦]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chải"
}

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