cặp

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "cap"

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɡapᴰ (“tight; narrow”), possibly from Middle Chinese 狹 (MC heap, “narrow”) (which became Doublet of kẹp). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨣᩢ᩠ᨷ, Lao ຄັບ (khap), Lü ᦅᧇ (kab), Tai Dam ꪁꪚꪾ, Shan ၵပ်ႉ (kâ̰p), Zuojiang Zhuang kaep, Thai คับ (káp).

Adjective

cặp

  1. tight; cramped; narrow
    rườn cặp ― cramped house
    tàng cặp ― narrow road
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

cặp

  1. to catch
    cặp mèng quang ― to catch dragonflies

References

  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎ (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎ (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

cặp • (及, 笈)

  1. pair; duo; couple

Verb

cặp • (及, 笈)

  1. to pair
  2. (by extension) to date someone
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 笈 (“satchel”, SV: cập).

Noun

(classifier cái) cặp • (𬥠)

  1. (historical) wooden satchel used to hold books
  2. schoolbag
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