Tày

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ɡalꟲ (to squeeze). Cognate with Nong Zhuang jenj, Thai คั้น (kán).

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Verb

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cặn

  1. to squeeze; to press (with one's hands)
    Synonym: nhặn
    cặnto strangle
    cặn mừ cặn khato press one's hands and feet (for better blood flow)
  2. to knead
    cặn pủnto knead (flour into) rice verminelli
  3. to play with
    cặn đinto play with dirt

References

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  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎[1][2] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎[3] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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cặn (𣴓, 𣷯)

  1. dregs, lees, sediment

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