"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
    Sense id: en-cần-vi-noun-xkSM7YjC Categories (other): Celery family plants, Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese nouns classified by cây Disambiguation of Celery family plants: 40 10 10 39 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cây: 50 50
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 Derived forms: cần câu, cần cổ, cần rà
    Sense id: en-cần-vi-noun-DHmmfoBZ Categories (other): Celery family plants, Vietnamese nouns classified by cây, Vietnamese nouns classified by cái Disambiguation of Celery family plants: 40 10 10 39 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cây: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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-~Pn-Zgdf Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Celery family plants Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 10 3 76 11 Disambiguation of Celery family plants: 40 10 10 39
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 kíp, cần thiết
    Sense id: en-cần-vi-verb-fCXPH8yL Categories (other): Celery family plants Disambiguation of Celery family plants: 40 10 10 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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