giái
[zaːj˧˦]
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
(noun) Northern Vietnam form of trái (“fruit”)
Where it’s used:
Used
Miền Bắc · Northern Vietnam
• Wiktionary labels this sense “Northern”
Examples
Nam Giao cổ kim lý hạng ca dao chú giải (南交古金里巷歌謠註解, "Past & Present Folk-ballads from the Hamlets and Alleyways of Jiao[zhi] in the South - Annotated"), folio 164b
𣘃固花𣘃茄固
Cây khế có hoa, cây cà có giái.
The starfruit tree has flowers, the eggplant tree has fruits.
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sources & notes
Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗
Common questions
What does “giái” mean?
(noun) Northern Vietnam form of trái (“fruit”)
Is “giái” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.