cẩu

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See also: cau, cấu, câu, cầu, čau, cậu, and ĉaŭ

Tày

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Etymology 1

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Tày cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : cẩu

From Proto-Tai *kɤwꟲ (nine), from Chinese (MC kjuwX, “nine”). Cognate with Thai เก้า (gâao), Northern Thai ᨠᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເກົ້າ (kao), ᦂᧁᧉ (k̇aw²), Shan ၵဝ်ႈ (kāo), Tai Nüa ᥐᥝᥲ (kàw), Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw), Bouyei guz, Zhuang gouj, Saek กู̂.

Numeral

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cẩu ()

  1. nine

Etymology 2

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From Chinese (MC kuwX).

Noun

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cẩu ()

  1. (zoology) dog
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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

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(classifier con) cẩu

  1. (rare, humorous) dog (animal)
    Synonym: chó

Etymology 2

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Verb

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cẩu

  1. to lift with a crane

Noun

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(classifier cái) cẩu

  1. Short for cần cẩu (crane (lifting device)).