cả
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ca"
Muong edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Vietic *ʔa-kaːʔ. From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kaʔ. Cognate with Vietnamese cá.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cả
- (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 cá.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cả
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Vietic *kah.
Adjective edit
- main, biggest
- whole
- Cả lớp đứng lên!
- The whole class, stand up!
- (Northern Vietnam) firstborn; eldest; oldest
- Antonym: út
- (Roman Catholicism) great (title referring to an important leader)
- Grêgôriô Cả ― Gregory the Great
Determiner edit
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Etymology 2 edit
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 價 (“price, cost”, SV: giá).
Noun edit
cả
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