cáp

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "cap"

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 甲 (MC kaep, “shell; armor”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩣ᩠ᨷ, Lao ກາບ (kāp), Khün ᨠᩣ᩠ᨷ, Lü ᦂᦱᧇ (k̇aab), Shan ၵၢပ်ႇ (kàap), Ahom 𑜀𑜆𑜫 (kap), Nong Zhuang gaeb, Thai กาบ (gàap).

Noun

cáp (甲, 押)

  1. spathe
    Synonyms: bo, cáp bo, táp ná, cáp ná
    cáp làng ― areca spathe
  2. sheath
    cáp duốc ― banana sheath
  3. sapwood
    Synonym: tạp
    cáp mạy ― sapwood of a tree
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

cáp (押)

  1. to meet
    Synonyms: chập, ngộ, phúng, thuông
    tàng cáp ― intersection (literally, “(where) roads meet”)
  2. to jointly collect (wealth)
    Synonym: thom
    cáp pổn hết puôn ― to save up money for trade
  3. to join
    cáp lền ― to join ropes
  4. to participate in; to make friends with
    Synonym: pậu
    Hâu hết lặc lầu bấu cáp.
    Do not make friends with thieves.
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

From French câble.

Pronunciation

Noun

cáp

  1. a cable
    dây cáp ― a cable
    cáp quang ― fiber-optic cable
  2. (television) Short for truyền hình cáp (“cable television”).
    Nhà mày có (truyền hình) cáp không?
    You got cable?
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