cẩu
See also: cau, cấu, câu, cầu, čau, cậu, and ĉaŭ
Tày
Pronunciation
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [kəw˨˩˧]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [kəw˨˦]
Etymology 1
< 8 | 9 | 10 > |
---|---|---|
Cardinal : cẩu | ||
From Proto-Tai *kɤwꟲ (“nine”), from Chinese 九 (MC kɨuX, “nine”). Cognate with Thai เก้า (gâao), Northern Thai ᨠᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເກົ້າ (kao), Lü ᦂᧁᧉ (k̇aw²), Shan ၵဝ်ႈ (kāo), Tai Nüa ᥐᥝᥲ (kàw), Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw), Bouyei guz, Zhuang gouj, Saek กู̂.
Numeral
cẩu (九)
- nine
Etymology 2
From Chinese 狗 (MC kəuX).
Noun
cẩu (狗)
- (zoology) dog
Synonyms
- ma
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəw˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kəw˨˩˦]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 狗.
Noun
(classifier con) cẩu
- (rare, humorous) dog (animal)
- Synonym: chó
Verb
cẩu
- to lift with a crane
Noun
(classifier cái) cẩu
- Short for cần cẩu (“crane (lifting device)”).