cầy
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kəj˨˩]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cgəj (“dog”). Cognate with Khmer ឆ្កែ (chkae, “dog”), Khasi skei (“Indian muntjac, barking deer”), Bahnar sơke (“wild boar”) and Ngeq [cakɛː] ("dog").
Noun
(classifier con) cầy (猉)
- civet; viverrid (family Viverridae)
- Short for thịt cầy (“dog meat”).
- giả cầy
- pork prepared to resemble dog meat
Derived terms
Derived terms
- cầy giông
- cầy hương
- cầy móc cua
- giả cầy
Noun
cầy (𦓿)
- (dialectal) Alternative form of cày (“plough”)