vay

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) boil

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) glowing coal

Etymology
From, from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, among others.

Interjection

 * 1)  woe, alas!
 * 2)  Vay, vay, vay! (reminiscent of English exclamation "well, well, well")

Verb

 * 1) to borrow

Usage notes

 * This is chiefly said of money. Rarely used in Southern Vietnam, where the word predominates.