"cải" meaning in Vietnamese

See cải in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kaːj˧˩] [Hà-Nội], [kaːj˧˨] [Huế], [kaːj˨˩˦] (note: Saigon), [kɨə˧˨˦] (note: Quảng Nam) Forms: củ [classifier]
Etymology: Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 芥 (“mustard”, SV: giới). From Proto-Vietic *kaːs, borrowed from a post-Old Chinese form. Cognate with Muong cái and Thavung kajh¹. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|芥}}, {{der|vi|zh|芥//|pos=SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">giới</i>|t=mustard|tr=-}} Chinese 芥 (“mustard”, SV: giới), {{vi-etym-sino|芥|mustard|giới|hv=n}} Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 芥 (“mustard”, SV: giới), {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*kaːs}} Proto-Vietic *kaːs, {{cog|mtq|cái}} Muong cái, {{cog|thm|-}} Thavung Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} cải, {{vi-noun|cls=củ}} (classifier củ) cải
  1. cruciferous vegetables (Brassica): coles, mustards, cabbages, radishes, etc.
    Sense id: en-cải-vi-noun-v0ltyUMx Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese nouns classified by củ, Vietnamese romanizations, Brassicas, Vegetables Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Vietnamese romanizations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Brassicas: 98 2 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 98 2 Derived forms: báo lá cải, bắp cải, bông cải trắng, bông cải xanh, cải bắp, cải bẹ, cải củ, cải dầu, cải làn, cải rổ, cải thảo, cải thìa, cải xoăn, cải xoong, củ cải, rau cải
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Romanization

IPA: [kaːj˧˩] [Hà-Nội], [kaːj˧˨] [Huế], [kaːj˨˩˦] (note: Saigon), [kɨə˧˨˦] (note: Quảng Nam)
Head templates: {{head|vi|romanization}} cải
  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 改 (“to change; to alter”) Tags: romanization
    Sense id: en-cải-vi-romanization-lxrfqKhZ Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese readings, Vietnamese romanizations Disambiguation of Vietnamese romanizations: 51 49 Derived forms: biến cải, cải biên, cải biến, cải cách, cải chính, cải lương, cải mả, cải quá, cải tà qui chánh, cải tà qui chính, cải tà quy chánh, cải tà quy chính, cải táng, cải thiện, cải tiến, cải tổ, cải tử hoàn sinh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        },
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          "word": "bông cải xanh"
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          "word": "cải bắp"
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "cải làn"
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        },
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          "word": "cải thảo"
        },
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          "word": "cải thìa"
        },
        {
          "word": "cải xoăn"
        },
        {
          "word": "cải xoong"
        },
        {
          "word": "củ cải"
        },
        {
          "word": "rau cải"
        }
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          "cole",
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      "ipa": "[kaːj˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
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      "ipa": "[kaːj˨˩˦]",
      "note": "Saigon"
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      "ipa": "[kɨə˧˨˦]",
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      "homophone": "cãi stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn"
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        },
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          "word": "cải cách"
        },
        {
          "word": "cải chính"
        },
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          "word": "cải lương"
        },
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          "word": "cải mả"
        },
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          "word": "cải quá"
        },
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          "word": "cải tà qui chánh"
        },
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          "word": "cải tà qui chính"
        },
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          "word": "cải tà quy chánh"
        },
        {
          "word": "cải tà quy chính"
        },
        {
          "word": "cải táng"
        },
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          "word": "cải thiện"
        },
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        },
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      "ipa": "[kaːj˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[kaːj˨˩˦]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
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      "ipa": "[kɨə˧˨˦]",
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "cãi stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn"
    }
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          "etc.",
          "etc."
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        "Huế"
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      "ipa": "[kaːj˨˩˦]",
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      "homophone": "cãi stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn"
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  "word": "cải"
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      "word": "biến cải"
    },
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      "word": "cải biên"
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "cải quá"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "cải tà qui chính"
    },
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      "word": "cải tà quy chánh"
    },
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      "word": "cải tà quy chính"
    },
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      "ipa": "[kaːj˧˨]",
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        "Huế"
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      "ipa": "[kaːj˨˩˦]",
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}

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