cả

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *kah.

Adjective

cả • (哿, 奇, 𪥘)

1. main, biggest
2. (Northern Vietnam) firstborn; eldest; oldest
3. (Roman Catholicism) great (title referring to an important leader)

   Grêgôriô Cả

   Gregory the Great

Antonyms

• (firstborn): út

Derived terms

• thánh cả

Determiner

cả (哿, 奇, 𪥘)

1. all

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cả ngày
• cả nhà
• hơn cả
• tất cả

 

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 價 (“price, cost”, SV: giá).

Noun

cả

1. (only in compounds) price, cost

Derived terms

Derived terms

• giá cả
• mặc cả