gãy
Hanoi [ɣaj˦ˀ˥]Huế [ɣaj˧˨]Saigon [ɣa(ː)j˨˩˦] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
gãy means broken; fractured.
Meanings of gãy in English
Adjective
- broken; fractured
Words with gãy
Example sentences with gãy
- Tom bẻ gãy bút chì của mình. Tom broke his pencil.
- Ô của tôi bị gãy. My umbrella broke.
- Mũi của anh ấy đã bị gãy hai lần. His nose has been broken twice.
- Tôi nghĩ bạn đã làm gãy giường tôi rồi. I think you broke my bed.
- Bút chì dễ gãy. Pencils break easily.
- Anh ấy đã bị gãy tay khi anh ấy ngã. He broke his arm when he fell.
- Cô ấy ngã từ trên cây xuống và gãy chân. She fell out of the tree and broke her leg.
- Nó tự gãy. It broke by itself.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, gãy could be written as 技, 𢴛, 𪮣. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Compare Proto-Katuic *kas ~ *kəs (“brittle, crumble”) (whence Pacoh ticâyh).
Frequently asked questions
What does gãy mean in English?
gãy (adjective) means "broken; fractured".
How do you pronounce gãy?
IPA: Hanoi [ɣaj˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [ɣa(ː)j˨˩˦]. Tones: gãy — creaky rising tone (ngã).