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cách

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See also: cach, Cach, cac'h, càch, and cạch

Muong

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Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *kac, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kac. Cognate with Vietnamese cắt (to cut).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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cách

  1. to cut
  2. to harvest

References

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  • Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary)[1], Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *kʷākʷos from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂-kʷo-. Cognate with Middle Welsh pawb and modern Welsh pawb, Old Church Slavonic какъ (kakŭ, what kind of), Lithuanian kõks (what kind of).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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cách (genitive cáich)

  1. everyone
  2. whoever

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cách.

Usage notes

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Often modified by the definite article in when defined by a relative clause.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: cách
  • Scottish Gaelic: càch

Mutation

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Mutation of cách
radical lenition nasalization
cách chách cách
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

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cách

  1. way, manner, fashion
    cách làm việcthe way of working
    một cách nhanh chóngquickly, rapidly
  2. (grammar, linguistics) grammatical case
    sở hữu cách/cách sở hữuthe genitive case
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Prefix

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cách

  1. (in certain expression, often literary) Forming intensifiers preceding certain particles and quantifiers
    dù có cố gắng cách mấy...no matter how hard you try...

Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Verb

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cách

  1. to be distant from, to be separated from
    Nhà tui cách thành phố 50 cây số.
    My house is 50 kilometers from (the/a) city.
    Tôi không biết khoảng cách đó là bao nhiêu.
    I don't know how far that is. (lit. what the distance is)

Prefix

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cách

  1. non-conductive or -proof or insulating
    Antonym: dẫn
    cách điệnnon-electroconductive, (electrically) insulating
    cách nhiệtnon-thermoconductive, (thermally) insulating
    cách âmsoundproof

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Etymology 3

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Verb

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cách

  1. (only in compounds) to change, to reform
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