áo

Vietnamese

ipa

Definitions

(clothing) a top
(by extension) an outfit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *ʔaːwʔ inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔaawʔ (upper garment).

Origin

Proto-Mon-Khmer

*ʔaawʔ

Gloss

upper garment

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ao dai English
dài Vietnamese
en Vietnamese
long Vietnamese
top, outfit Vietnamese
áo dài Vietnamese
아오자이 Korean
អាវ Central Khmer
*ʔaawʔ Proto-Mon-Khmer
*ʔaːwʔ Proto-Vietic
ao Bahnar
*ʔa:w Proto-Bahnaric