"cần" meaning in Vietnamese

See cần in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kən˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [kəŋ˦˩] [Huế], [kəŋ˨˩] (note: Saigon) Forms: cây [classifier], 𣔠 [CJK]
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 芹. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|芹}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|芹}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 芹 Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=𣔠}} cần • (𣔠), {{vi-noun|𣔠|cls=cây}} (classifier cây) cần • (𣔠)
  1. water parsnip Derived forms: cần nước, cần tây
    Sense id: en-cần-vi-noun-xkSM7YjC Categories (other): Celery family plants, Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Celery family plants: 32 8 21 8 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [kən˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [kəŋ˦˩] [Huế], [kəŋ˨˩] (note: Saigon) Forms: cái [classifier], cây [classifier], 竿 [CJK], 𥵚 [CJK]
Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=竿, 𥵚}} cần • (竿, 𥵚), {{vi-noun|竿, 𥵚|cls=cái, cây}} (classifier cái, cây) cần • (竿, 𥵚)
  1. rod; pole
    Sense id: en-cần-vi-noun-DHmmfoBZ
  2. clipping of cần câu (“a fishing rod”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: cần câu (extra: a fishing rod)
    Sense id: en-cần-vi-noun-rF8Ma3lO Categories (other): Celery family plants, Vietnamese nouns classified by cây, Vietnamese nouns classified by cái Disambiguation of Celery family plants: 32 8 21 8 31 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cây: 19 19 62 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cái: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cần câu, cần cẩu, cần cổ, cần rà, cần tăng dân số
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [kən˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [kəŋ˦˩] [Huế], [kəŋ˨˩] (note: Saigon)
Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} cần, {{vi-noun}} cần
  1. short for cần sa (“marijuana”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: cần sa (extra: marijuana)
    Sense id: en-cần-vi-noun-Lm0Kp7Cb Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 7 2 34 50 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: [kən˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [kəŋ˦˩] [Huế], [kəŋ˨˩] (note: Saigon) Forms: 𫢍 [CJK]
Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|懃}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|懃}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 懃 Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=𫢍}} cần • (𫢍), {{vi-verb|𫢍}} cần • (𫢍)
  1. to need Derived forms: bất cần, cần cù, cần kiệm, cần kíp, cần lao, cần lời giải thích, cần thiết, Cần Vương, cần, kiệm, liêm, chính, chí công vô tư
    Sense id: en-cần-vi-verb-fCXPH8yL Categories (other): Celery family plants Disambiguation of Celery family plants: 32 8 21 8 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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          "fishing rod"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "clipping"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "[kən˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kəŋ˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kəŋ˨˩]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cần"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Vietnamese nouns",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "vi:Celery family plants"
  ],
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      "expansion": "cần",
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "extra": "marijuana",
          "word": "cần sa"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "short for cần sa (“marijuana”)"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "cần sa",
          "cần sa#Vietnamese"
        ],
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          "marijuana",
          "marijuana"
        ]
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[kən˨˩]",
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        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kəŋ˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kəŋ˨˩]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cần"
}

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