gà

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ga"

Cornish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡə/

Determiner

gà

(Standard Cornish) Short for aga.

Mandarin

Romanization

gà (Zhuyin ㄍㄚˋ)

Pinyin transcription of 尬
Pinyin transcription of 骱

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *r-kaː. Compare also Khmer រកា (rɔkaa, “Year of the Rooster”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) gà (猗, 鵸, 𤠄, 𪂮, 𪃴, 𪃿)

a chicken (bird)

Derived terms

chọi gà (“cockfighting”)
con gà trống (“rooster”)
gà công nghiệp
gà tây (“turkey”)
gà trống (“rooster”)

Adjective

gà

(slang) inexperienced or unskilled
Thằng này gà quá! Coi anh mày làm này!
You're so weak! Watch me, the expert, in action!

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