cả

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *kah.

Adjective

cả

firstborn; eldest; oldest
main, biggest
(Roman Catholicism) great (title referring to an important leader)
Grêgôriô Cả
Gregory the Great

Antonyms

(firstborn): út

Derived terms

thánh cả

Determiner

cả

all

Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

cả

(only in compounds) price, cost

Derived terms

Derived terms

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