ca cào
Appearance
Tày
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The second element is cognate with Bouyei waauz as well as the second syllable of Zhuang vumzvauz, Thai ค้างคาว (káang-kaao) and Lao ຄ້າງຄາວ (khāng khāo).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ kaːw˧˨]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [kaː˦˥ gʱaːw˩]
Noun
[edit]- bat
- Synonym: căng kìa
- Ca cào chin mác pái.
- The bat eats lychees.
- (specifically) flying fox
- Tua ca cào đăm chắng bân.
- The flying fox only flies at night.