gì

Etymology
Attested in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), a dictionary based chiefly on the Northern dialects. , most likely a secondary borrowing from the Central dialects.

The modern Central form is not a reflex of this form, but from a form that did not undergo lenition.

Pronoun

 * 1) what; whatever
 * 2) anything
 * 1) anything

Descendants

 * Vietnamese:

Verb

 * 1)  to collect

Alternative forms

 * (no lenition)

Etymology
From. Related to ; cognate with 🇨🇬.

Pronoun

 * 1) what; whatever
 * 2) anything

Usage notes

 * The interrogative pronoun gì denotes a choice which is to be made from an indefinite set of things or people. Note that if gì follows a classifier, the classifier may be omitted in the reply.

Usage notes
The interrogative can be used for anything from its basic use of disbelief and surprise to frustration and fear, depending on context, tone and stress, just like the English interrogative “What?”.