vĩ

See also: vi, Vi, VI, .vi, vì, ví, vị, vī, v.i., v. i., V.I., and V. I.

Vietnamese

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 尾 (“tail”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier cây) vĩ

(music) bow

Derived terms

vĩ cầm (“violin”)

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

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
vĩ quan
vĩ nhân
vĩ đại
vĩ tài
vĩ nghiệp
vĩ khí

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