cáy

See also: cay, CAY, cây, cấy, čay, çay, and çaý

Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably from Sino-Tibetan; compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-k(j)aːj (“crab”), whence S'gaw Karen ဆွဲၣ် (hsweh̀) and 蟹 (OC *m-kˤreʔ) (B-S) (SV: giải).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ka(ː)j˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) cáy • (𧉝, 𧑂)

1. small crabs in Sesarmidae family