cạp

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *gaːp (“to hold by mouth”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kap ~ *kaap (“to bite”); cognate with Semai kap, Bahnar kăp, Pacoh cáp, Khasi jkep, Khmer ត្រកាប់ (trɑkap), Car Nicobarese kap.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

cạp

1. to hold by one's mouth