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quỳ

Level ≈B1 (approx.) verb Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [kwi˨˩]Huế [kwɪj˦˩]Saigon [wɪj˨˩] browser voice
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quỳfallinghuyền

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quỳ means to kneel.

Meanings of quỳ in English

Verb

  1. to kneel

Example sentences with quỳ

  • Chúng tôi đã quỳ xuống cầu nguyện. We knelt down to pray.
  • Chúng tôi đều quỳ xuống cầu nguyện. We all knelt down to pray.
  • Tom đang quỳ gối. Tom is kneeling.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 跪 (“to kneel”, SV: quỵ).

Frequently asked questions

What does quỳ mean in English?

quỳ (verb) means "to kneel".

How do you pronounce quỳ?

IPA: Hanoi [kwi˨˩]; Saigon [wɪj˨˩]. Tones: quỳ — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.