gây

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣəj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣəj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣəj˧˧]

Etymology 1

Compare also gầy. Cognate with Muong Bi câl (“to initiate, to begin”).

Verb

gây • (𢲧, 𫾑, 𥶂)

1. to cause; to stir up; to incite; to rouse

Derived terms

• gây gổ
• gây hấn (to pick a fight)
• gây mê (to anesthetize)
• gây nên (to cause)
• gây ra
• gây rối (to cause disturbance)
• gây sự (to pick a fight)
• gây tê (to apply anesthesia)

 

Verb

gây • (𨢟, 𨡨, 𨠳)

1. to create; to breed; to cultivate

Derived terms

• gây giống (to breed)

 

Etymology 2

Adjective

gây • (𦟍)

1. (of food) fatty-smelling

   Mỡ bò gây lắm, không ăn được.

   Beef fat is so fatty-smelling; it’s inedible.

References

• "gây" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)