cảo

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "cao"

Muong

Etymology

Cognate with Vietnamese cáo.

Pronunciation

Noun

cảo

  1. (Mường Bi) a fox (Vulpini)

Tày

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

(classifier nghé) cảo

  1. crusher (machine)
    nghé cảo ỏi ― sugar cane crusher
    nghé cảo phải ― cotton crusher

Verb

cảo

  1. to crush; to flatten
    cảo ỏi ― to crush sugar canes
    cảo phải ― to flatten cotton (seeds)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Verb

cảo

  1. to twine tightly
    Sloong cái lền cảo tó căn.
    Two ropes entwine with each other.

Etymology 3

Noun

cảo (𨁒)

  1. hough; hock
    Synonyms: ca noóng kha, coóng cảo

Etymology 4

Verb

cảo (告)

  1. to beg for; to demand

Etymology 5

Noun

cảo (酷, 告)

  1. a type of vase or jar

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
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