cắp

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Cognate with Thai กับ (gàp).

Noun

(classifier ăn) cắp

  1. trap; snare
    cắp kiêng nàsmall scarecrow on the fields (literally, “field snare”)
    hảng cắp nuto place a mousetrap

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *kapᴰ (with; and). Cognate with Lao ກັບ (kap), ᦂᧇ (k̇ab), Shan ၵပ်း (káp), Thai กับ (gàp).

Preposition

cắp ()

  1. with; and; together
    Synonyms: đuổi, linh, vạ
    cắp cănwith each other; together
    chin khẩu cắp cưato eat rice with salt
    oóc cắp sloongto bear twins
    ăn cải cắp ăn ỉthe big and the small
    Chài cắp noọng tày cha chướng bản.
    Brothers guarding the villages together.

Etymology 3

Noun

(classifiers ăn or nghé) cắp

  1. crusher (machine)
    ăn cắp bôngcotton crusher

Verb

cắp

  1. to crush; to flatten
    cắp mác mặnto flatten plums
Synonyms

Etymology 4

Compare cáp.

Noun

cắp

  1. spathe; bract
    Synonyms: o, cáp, bo
    cắp cuổibanana tree bract
Derived terms

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

Etymology

Related to gắp. Cognate with Muong Bi cắp.

Pronunciation

Verb

cắp (, 𢲩, 𠋎, 𢰽, 𠎨)

  1. to filch, to steal
    kẻ cắpthief

See also

Derived terms

Verb

cắp (, , 𢰽, )

  1. to claw, to grip; to clamp
    cắp sách đến trườngto go to school bringing one's own books and notes