cách

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See also: cach, Cach, cac'h, càch, and cạch

Muong

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *kac, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kac. Cognate with Vietnamese cắt (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

Verb

cách

  1. to cut
  2. to harvest

References

  • Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷākʷos from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂-kʷo-. Cognate with Middle Welsh pawb and modern Welsh pawb, Old Church Slavonic какъ (kakŭ, “what kind of”), Lithuanian kõks (“what kind of”).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

cách (genitive cáich)

  1. everyone
  2. whoever

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cách.

Usage notes

Often modified by the definite article in when defined by a relative clause.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: cách
  • Scottish Gaelic: càch

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cách chách cách
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 格.

Noun

cách

  1. way, manner, fashion
    cách làm việc ― the way of working
    một cách nhanh chóng ― quickly, rapidly
  2. (grammar, linguistics) grammatical case
    sở hữu cách/cách sở hữu ― the genitive case
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Prefix

cách

  1. (in certain expression, often literary) Forming intensifiers preceding certain particles and quantifiers
    dù có cố gắng cách mấy... ― no matter how hard you try...

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 隔.

Verb

cách

  1. to be distant from, to be separated from
    Nhà tui cách thành phố 50 cây số.
    My house is 50 kilometers from (the/a) city.
    Tôi không biết khoảng cách đó là bao nhiêu.
    I don't know how far that is. (lit. what the distance is)

Prefix

cách

  1. non-conductive or -proof or insulating
    Antonym: dẫn
    cách điện ― non-electroconductive, (electrically) insulating
    cách nhiệt ― non-thermoconductive, (thermally) insulating
    cách âm ― soundproof

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Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 革.

Verb

cách

  1. (only in compounds) to change, to reform
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