hon cáy
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hon (“comb (of a chicken)”) + cáy (“chicken”). Cognate with Thai หงอนไก่ (ngɔ̌ɔn-gài).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [hɔn˧˥ kaj˧˥]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [hɔn˦ kaj˦]
Noun
[edit]- cockscomb
- bjoóc hon cáy ― cockscomb flower
References
[edit]- Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary][1] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient