cầy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cgəj (“dog”). Cognate with Khmer ឆ្កែ (chkae, “dog”), Khasi skei (“Indian muntjac, barking deer”), Bahnar sơke (“wild boar”) and Ngeq [cakɛː] ("dog").

Noun

(classifier con) cầy (猉)

civet; viverrid (family Viverridae)
Short for thịt cầy (“dog meat”).
giả cầy
pork prepared to resemble dog meat

Derived terms

Derived terms

cầy giông
cầy hương
cầy móc cua
giả cầy

Etymology 2

Noun

cầy (𦓿)

(dialectal) Alternative form of cày (“plough”)

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