cấy

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəj˦˥]
• (Vinh) IPA^(key): [kəj˩]

From Proto-Vietic *-keːʔ (“woman; female”); compare gấy.

cấy

1. North Central Vietnam form of cái (“female”)

cấy

1. (North Central Vietnam) wife

From Proto-Vietic *kəlʔ. Related to cây.

cấy • (穊, 𦔙, 既)

1. to transplant
2. to culture (in a laboratory)