cạo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cao"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *gaːwʔ, possibly related to Proto-Mon-Khmer *kor; compare Khmer កោរ (kao). See also cào.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

cạo • (𠜯, 𠞟, 𫦑)

1. to scrape

Derived terms

• cạo mặt
• cạo râu
• dao cạo (“razor”)