cấy

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

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

cấy

  1. North Central Vietnam form of cái (“female”)

Noun

cấy

  1. (North Central Vietnam) wife

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *kəlʔ. Related to cây.

Verb

cấy • (穊, 𦔙, 既)

  1. to transplant
  2. to culture (in a laboratory)
Derived terms
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