Tày

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Etymology

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From hon (comb (of a chicken)) +‎ cáy (chicken). Cognate with Thai หงอนไก่ (ngɔ̌ɔn-gài).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hon cáy

  1. cockscomb
    bjoóc hon cáycockscomb flower

References

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  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎[1] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient