gây

See also: Gay, gay, gáy, gấy, gảy, and gậy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Compare also gầy. Cognate with Muong Bi câl (“to initiate, to begin”).

Verb

gây • (𨢟, 𨠳, 㧡, 𥶂, 𨡨, 𫾑)

  1. to cause; to stir up; to incite; to rouse
    gây nghiện ― to cause addiction
    gây hại ― to cause harm
Derived terms

Verb

gây • (𨢟, 𨡨, 𨠳)

  1. to create; to breed; to cultivate
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

gây • (𦟍)

  1. (of food) fatty-smelling
    Mỡ bò gây lắm, không ăn được.
    Beef fat is so fatty-smelling; it’s inedible.

References

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