cá

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Bassa

Pronunciation

Adverb

cá

  1. really

Verb

cá

  1. to deceive, to fool someone

References

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adverb

cá

  1. where?
    Synonyms: cá háit, cén áit
    Cá bhfuil tú? ― Where are you?
    Cá ndeachaigh sé? ― Where did he go?
Usage notes
  • Not used with the past tense, except for some irregular verbs. Triggers eclipsis of the following verb. Takes the dependent form of irregular verbs.
  • cár (used with the past tense and in copular constructions before a consonant)
  • cárb, cárbh (used in copular constructions before a vowel)

Determiner

cá (triggers h-prothesis)

  1. what?
    Cá haois é? ― What age is he? How old is he?
    Cá tairbhe duit é? ― What profit is it to you?
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

cá

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter k/K.
Usage notes

Although the letter ⟨k⟩ is not used in Irish, it has a name so it can be referred to in mathematical or scientific usage or when spelling words in other languages.

See also

References

  1. ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974) A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 247
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 428, page 138
  3. ^ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922) The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania : Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 416, page 124

Further reading

Leonese

Alternative forms

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

cá f

  1. house

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: cá

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese aca, from Vulgar Latin *eccum hāc. Compare archaic French çà, Spanish acá, Italian qua and Sicilian cca.

Alternative forms

Adverb

cá (not comparable)

  1. here (in this place)
    Synonym: aqui
    Antonym: lá
    Cá estou. ― Here I am.
  2. hither (to this place)
    Synonym: aqui
    Vem cá. ― Come here.
  3. here (at this time; at the present situation)
    Synonyms: agora, aqui, já
    De lá para cá fizemos muita coisa.
    We’ve done a lot since then.
    (literally, “from there to here.”)
See also
Portuguese demonstratives (edit)
Pronouns Adverbs
Singular Plural Neuter
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Proximal X este esta estes estas isto aqui, cá
de + X deste desta destes destas disto daqui
em + X neste nesta nestes nestas nisto —
Medial X esse essa esses essas isso aí
de + X desse dessa desses dessas disso daí
em + X nesse nessa nesses nessas nisso —
Distal X aquele aquela aqueles aquelas aquilo ali, lá, acolá
de + X daquele daquela daqueles daquelas daquilo dali
em + X naquele naquela naqueles naquelas naquilo —
a + X àquele àquela àqueles àquelas àquilo
Anaphoric X o a os as — —
de + X do da dos das
em + X no na nos nas
a + X ao à aos às

Etymology 2

From Latin kā (“kay”).

Noun

cá m (plural cás)

  1. (Brazil) The name of the Latin-script letter K/k. (kay)
    Synonym: (Portugal) capa

Tày

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Tempted to link this to cả, since it specifically means "eldest brother" in Leopold's dictionary.”

Adjective

cá

  1. male (buffalos and cows)
    Synonyms: tậc, sleng, po̱
    tua vài cá ― male buffalo
    tua mò cá ― bull
  2. all
    Synonyms: tằng, mất
    tằng cạ, tằng lê ― each and every
    pây cá ― to all go
    cá vằn ― all day

Noun

cá

  1. oldest brother
  2. elder brother
    Synonyms: lùng, pi̱, có
    Cần nẩy le̱ pi̱ cá khỏi.
    This is my elder brother.

Pronoun

cá (奇)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    Synonym: có
    Cá pay lỉn hâư mà?
    Where did you hang out from?
    Cá dú đây bấu?
    Are you in good health?
  2. I/me, your father
    Cá nẳm thâng pi cón.
    I remember last year.
  3. you, someone presumably older than me
    Sloong cá náo mà lo̱?
    Did you two just come?
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

cá

  1. Short for pja cá.

References

  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎ (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎ (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

Cá

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ʔa-kaːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kaʔ. Cognate with Thavung ก้า, Khmer កា (kaa, “prefix for fish”), Pacoh aca, Bahnar ka, Mang ʔaː¹, Khasi 'kha/dohkha, Mon က (kaˀ), Car Nicobarese kāḵ.

Noun

(classifier con) cá • (𩵜, 亇, 个)

  1. fish (vertebrate animal)
    Cá heo và cá voi không phải là cá.
    Dolphins and whales aren't fish.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

cá

  1. (colloquial) to bet
Derived terms

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