cặp

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *ɡapᴰ (tight; narrow), possibly from Middle Chinese (MC heap, “narrow”) (which became Doublet of kẹp). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨣᩢ᩠ᨷ, Lao ຄັບ (khap), ᦅᧇ (kab), Tai Dam ꪁꪚꪾ, Shan ၵပ်ႉ (kâ̰p), Zuojiang Zhuang kaep, Thai คับ (káp).

Adjective

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cặp

  1. tight; cramped; narrow
    rườn cặpcramped house
    tàng cặpnarrow road
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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cặp

  1. to catch
    cặp mèng quangto catch dragonflies

References

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  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎[1][2] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎[3] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

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Noun

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cặp (, )

  1. pair; duo; couple

Verb

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cặp (, )

  1. to pair
  2. (by extension) to date someone
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Etymology 2

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (satchel, SV: cập).

Noun

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(classifier cái) cặp (𬥠)

  1. (historical) wooden satchel used to hold books
  2. schoolbag