cặn

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Tày

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɡalꟲ (“to squeeze”). Cognate with Nong Zhuang jenj, Thai คั้น (kán).

Pronunciation

Verb

cặn

  1. to squeeze; to press (with one's hands)
    Synonym: nhặn
    cặn cò ― to strangle
    cặn mừ cặn kha ― to press one's hands and feet (for better blood flow)
  2. to knead
    cặn pủn ― to knead (flour into) rice verminelli
  3. to play with
    cặn đin ― to play with dirt

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

Noun

cặn • (𣴓, 𣷯)

  1. dregs, lees, sediment

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