vĩ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vi"

Kaingang

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wĩ/

Noun

vĩ

word; speech
language

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vi˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɪj˨˩˦] ~ [jɪj˨˩˦]
Homophone: Vĩ

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 尾 (“tail”).

Noun

(classifier cây) vĩ

(music) bow

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 緯 (“latitude”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vi˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɪj˨˩˦] ~ [jɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

vĩ

(only in compounds) latitude

Derived terms

vĩ tuyến (緯線)
vĩ độ (緯度)

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 偉 (“great”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vi˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɪj˨˩˦] ~ [jɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

vĩ

(only in compounds) great, grand

Derived terms

hùng vĩ (雄偉)
kì vĩ (奇偉)
vĩ khí (偉氣)
vĩ mô (偉模)
vĩ nghiệp (偉業)
vĩ nhân (偉人)
vĩ quan (偉觀)
vĩ tài (偉才)
vĩ đại (偉大)

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