"vài" meaning in Vietnamese

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Determiner

IPA: [vaːj˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [vaːj˦˩] [Huế], [vaːj˨˩] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City], [jaːj˨˩] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-vài.wav [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Forms: 𠄧 [CJK]
Etymology: From Middle Vietnamese ꞗài. Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-mvi|ꞗài}} Middle Vietnamese ꞗài Head templates: {{head|vi|determiner||head=|tr=𠄧}} vài • (𠄧), {{vi-determ|𠄧}} vài • (𠄧)
  1. (slightly formal) some, an indefinite quantity greater than one Related terms: mấy
    Sense id: en-vài-vi-det-DJ3JldLS Categories (other): Vietnamese determiners, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for vài meaning in Vietnamese (1.8kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "mkh-mvi",
        "3": "ꞗài"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Vietnamese ꞗài",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Vietnamese ꞗài.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "𠄧",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "determiner",
        "3": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "𠄧"
      },
      "expansion": "vài • (𠄧)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "𠄧"
      },
      "expansion": "vài • (𠄧)",
      "name": "vi-determ"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese determiners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "some, an indefinite quantity greater than one"
      ],
      "id": "en-vài-vi-det-DJ3JldLS",
      "links": [
        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "slightly formal",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slightly formal) some, an indefinite quantity greater than one"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "mấy"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[vaːj˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vaːj˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vaːj˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jaːj˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-vài.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vài"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "mkh-mvi",
        "3": "ꞗài"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Vietnamese ꞗài",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Vietnamese ꞗài.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "𠄧",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "determiner",
        "3": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "𠄧"
      },
      "expansion": "vài • (𠄧)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "𠄧"
      },
      "expansion": "vài • (𠄧)",
      "name": "vi-determ"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "det",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mấy"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese determiners",
        "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Vietnamese formal terms",
        "Vietnamese lemmas",
        "Vietnamese terms derived from Middle Vietnamese",
        "Vietnamese terms inherited from Middle Vietnamese",
        "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Vietnamese terms with audio links"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "some, an indefinite quantity greater than one"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "slightly formal",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slightly formal) some, an indefinite quantity greater than one"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[vaːj˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vaːj˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vaːj˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jaːj˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-vài.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/74/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-v%C3%A0i.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-v%C3%A0i.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/74/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-v%C3%A0i.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-v%C3%A0i.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vài"
}

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