đèn cầy
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
đèn (“lamp”) + cầy (“Irvingia malayana”).
In Đại Nam quấc âm tự vị (1895), it is noted that the sap of I. malayana was used to make đèn cầy.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛn˨˩ kəj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛŋ˦˩ kəj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛŋ˨˩ kəj˨˩]
Noun[edit]
(classifier cây, ngọn) đèn cầy
- (Southern Vietnam) candle
- Synonym: nến