cảy

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *kas, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔas ~ *ʔəs. Cognate with Pacoh ayh, éih, Khasi at, Khmu [Cuang] ʔɛh.

See cứt (“shit”) and củi (“firewood”) for two other known cases where Vietic velar initial corresponds to zero-initial in other Austroasiatic branches.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaj˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ka(ː)j˨˩˦]

Adjective

cảy

1. (North Central Vietnam) be swollen

   Synonym: sưng

See also

Derived terms

• sưng cảy