Muong edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Vietic *ʔa-kaːʔ. From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kaʔ. Cognate with Vietnamese .

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

cả

  1. (Mường Bi) fish

References edit

  • Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

Tho edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Vietic *ʔa-kaːʔ, cognate with Vietnamese .

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /kaː³/

Noun edit

cả

  1. (Cuối Chăm, zoology) fish

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Vietic *kah.

Adjective edit

cả (, , 𪥘)

  1. main, biggest
  2. whole
    Cả lớp đứng lên!
    The whole class, stand up!
  3. (Northern Vietnam) firstborn; eldest; oldest
    Antonym: út
  4. (Roman Catholicism) great (title referring to an important leader)
    Grêgôriô CảGregory the Great

Determiner edit

cả (, , 𪥘)

  1. all
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Derived terms

Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

cả

  1. (only in compounds) price, cost
Derived terms edit
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