cạn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "can"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *gaːnʔ; cognate with Arem /kɑːnˀ/. Related to (likely loaned from) Old Chinese 乾 (OC *kaːn, *ɡran).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːn˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

cạn • (𣴓)

1. (of something that contains water) be out of water; dry; arid
2. be without; having no more

Derived terms

• Bắc Kạn

Verb

cạn

1. to empty, to down (the content of a drink)
   • 2001, Chu Lai, Cuộc đời dài lắm, NXB Văn học, page 231:

     Cho nên – Ông cạn một ly rượu nữa – Chú cứ đi đi!

     "[…] So," — he downed another glass of rice wine — "just go! […]"