cấy

See also: cay, CAY, cáy, cây, čay, çay, and çaý

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəj˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *-keːʔ (“woman; female”); compare gấy.

Adjective

cấy

North Central Vietnam form of cái (“female”)

Noun

cấy

(North Central Vietnam) wife

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *kəlʔ. Related to cây.

Verb

cấy • (𥝽, 𦔙)

to transplant
to culture (in a laboratory)

Derived terms

cấy ghép

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