nhảy

From Proto-Vietic *ʄas (“to jump”). Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] jal⁵.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲaj˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲaj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦]

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nhảy • (𧿆, 跳, 𧻭, 䟢, 𬦮)

1. to jump, to leap, to dive
2. to hop

   nhảy qua hàng rào ― to hop over a fence

3. to rise up to a higher position quickly and illegitimately; to come out of nowhere

   Ông ấy nhảy lên làm tổng thống.

   He came out of nowhere to become President.

4. to dance as a form of hobby, recreation, or entertainment

   Chiều nay nhảy không?

   Would you dance with me this evening?

5. (of non-human animals, especially pets and livestock) to mate, to copulate

   Trâu nhảy cái.

   The water buffalo [bull] mates with a female [cow].

• (to dance): nhảy múa, múa, khiêu vũ

• "nhảy" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)