cai đội

Vietnamese

Etymology

cai (“to command, to lead”) +‎ đội (“group, team”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˧ ʔɗoj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˧ ʔɗoj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˧ ʔɗoj˨˩˨]

Noun

cai đội • (該隊)

  1. (historical) Captain; a military officer title (4th rank) during Nguyễn lords' period, above cai thuyền and below cai cơ
  2. (historical) Captain; a military officer title of Nguyễn dynasty, above suất đội and below quản cơ

See also

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