cây

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

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VietnameseEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• (North Central Vietnam) cân
• (North Central Vietnam) cơn

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Vietic *gəl ~ *kəl, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(d)kər (“tree; plant”); cognate with Central Vietnamese cân, Muong câl, cấl. Related to cấy.

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

(classifier cái) cây (𣘃)

1. tree
2. plant

SynonymsEdit

• thực vật
• thụ

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from cây

• cây cỏ

• cây cối

• trái cây

ClassifierEdit

cây (𣘃)

1. Indicates plants
2. Indicates stick/rod-like objects
3. (music) Indicates string instruments and some other types of musical instruments