Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 紙 (“paper”; SV: chỉ), from Middle Vietnamese gếy, from Proto-Vietic *k-cajʔ

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [z̻ɜj˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɜj˩ˀ˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɜj˦ˀ˥]

giấy