cẩu

See also: cau, cấu, câu, cầu, čau, cậu, and ĉaŭ

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VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəw˨˩˦]

Etymology 1Edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 狗.

NounEdit

(classifier con) cẩu

1. (rare, euphemistic) a dog (animal)

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

cẩu

1. to lift with a crane

NounEdit

(classifier cái) cẩu

1. Short for cần cẩu (“crane (lifting device)”).