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Tày
Pronunciation
Verb
cạn
- to be blocked
- khỉ tắc ne̱o cạn ― to make an effort to the point of exhaustion (literally, “poop clogged and urine blocked”)
References
- Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *gaːnʔ, from Old Chinese 旱 (*ɡaːnʔ) (SV: hạn). Cognate with Arem kɑːnˀ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
cạn • (𣴓)
- (of a container or body of water) no longer containing any liquid; dry
- giếng cạn ― a dry well
- sông cạn ― a dry river
- hồ cạn ― a dry lake
- uống cạn chén rượu ― to down a cup of rice wine
- (figurative, followed by a noun) out of
- cạn lời ― speechless
- cạn tình ― no longer having feelings of affection
Verb
cạn
- (of a drink) to down
- Synonym: nốc
2001, Chu Lai, Cuộc đời dài lắm, NXB Văn học, page 231:Cho nên – Ông cạn một ly rượu nữa – Chú cứ đi đi!- " So," — he downed another glass of rice wine — "just go! "
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