cai

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cai"

Asturian

Noun

cai f (plural cais)

  1. street

Noun

cai m (plural cais)

  1. quay, port

Balinese

Pronoun

cai

  1. you ((basa madia))
    Abaang cai nasi! - Hey you, bring some rice!
    Dija bakatang cai pulpéné ené? - Where did you get this pen?

Alternative forms

  • ci (basa madia)

Synonyms

  • ragane (basa kasar)
  • i ratu / iratu (basa alus)

Mandarin

Romanization

cai

  1. Nonstandard spelling of cāi.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of cái.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of cǎi.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of cài.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Ngazidja Comorian

Noun

cai

  1. tea

Occitan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkai/

Noun

cai m (plural cais)

  1. (nautical) dock, quay

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aj

Verb

cai

  1. third-person singular present indicative of cair
  2. second-person singular imperative of cair

Romanian

Noun

cai m pl

  1. plural of cal

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

cai

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Venetian

Noun

cai

  1. plural of cao

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Noun

cai

  1. (military, historical) corporal
  2. overseer; foreman; supervisor
  3. (dialectal) Short for cai tổng (“district chief”).

Derived terms

Verb

cai

  1. to break (a habit); to grow out of (a habit); to give up

Derived terms

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