đèn cầy

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From đèn (lamp) +‎ cầy (Irvingia malayana).

In Đại Nam quấc âm tự vị (1895), it is noted that the sap of I. malayana was used to make đèn cầy.

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cây, ngọn) đèn cầy

  1. (Southern Vietnam) candle
    Synonym: nến