| Etymology / Loanword |
| word |
meaning |
assessment |
source |
| bà (1) |
the grandmother |
clearly borrowed |
婆 po4 (Cantonese) | 婆, pó(Chinese) |
| bà (2) |
the old woman |
clearly borrowed |
婆 po4 (Cantonese) | 婆, pó(Chinese) |
| gà |
the fowl |
perhaps borrowed |
*kəi(Proto-Tai) |
| gà |
the chicken |
perhaps borrowed |
*kəi(Proto-Tai) |
| lạc đà |
the camel |
clearly borrowed |
駱駝 lok3 to4 (Cantonese) | 駱駝, lùo tuó(Chinese) |
| mày (2) |
the eyebrow |
probably borrowed |
眉 mei4 (Cantonese) | *mr@j (眉, méi)(Old Chinese) |
| tinh hoàn |
the testicles |
clearly borrowed |
精丸 zing1 jyun4 (Cantonese) | 精丸 jīng wán(Chinese) |
| sào |
to roast or fry |
probably borrowed |
炒 caau2 (Cantonese) | 炒, chǎo(Cantonese) |
| giày |
the shoe |
probably borrowed |
鞋 haai4 (Cantonese) | (EH) *Griē (鞋, xié)(Old Chinese) |
| xà phòng |
the soap |
clearly borrowed |
savon(French) |
| bàn |
the table |
probably borrowed |
盤 pun4 (Cantonese) | 盤, pán(Chinese) |
| cày |
to plough/plow |
probably borrowed |
Unidentifiable(Chamic) |
| chà |
to rub |
clearly borrowed |
搽 caa4 (Cantonese) | 搽, chá(Chinese) |
| vàng |
the gold |
probably borrowed |
黃 wong4 (Cantonese) | (EH) *wāŋ (黃, huáng)(Old Chinese) |
| ngoài |
outside |
probably borrowed |
外 ngoi6 (Cantonese) | 外, wài(Chinese) |
| hàng |
the line |
clearly borrowed |
行 hang4 (Cantonese) | 行, háng(Chinese) |
| toàn bộ |
all |
clearly borrowed |
全部 cyun4 bou6 (Cantonese) | 全部, quán bù(Chinese) |
| vàng |
yellow |
probably borrowed |
黃 wong4 (Cantonese) | (EH) *wāŋ (黃, huáng)(Old Chinese) |
| trung thành |
faithful |
clearly borrowed |
忠誠 zung1 sing4 (Cantonese) | 忠誠, zhōng chéng(Chinese) |
| và |
and |
probably borrowed |
和 wo4 (Cantonese) | *wA: (和, hé)(Old Chinese) |
| thành thị |
the town |
clearly borrowed |
城市 sing4 si5 (Cantonese) | 城市, chéng shì(Chinese) |
| hoàng đế |
the king |
clearly borrowed |
皇帝 wong4 dai3 (Cantonese) | 皇帝, huáng dì(Chinese) |
| nữ hoàng |
the queen |
clearly borrowed |
女皇 neoi5 wong4 (Cantonese) | 女皇, nǚ huáng(Chinese) |
| hoà bình |
the peace |
clearly borrowed |
和平 wo4 ping4 (Cantonese) | 和平, hé píng(Chinese) |
| pháo đài |
the fortress |
clearly borrowed |
炮台 paau3 toi4 (Cantonese) | 炮台, pào tái(Chinese) |
| đầu hàng |
to surrender |
clearly borrowed |
投降 tau4 gong3 (Cantonese) | 投降, tóu xiáng(Chinese) |
| ngân hàng |
the bank |
clearly borrowed |
銀行 ngan4 hang4 (Cantonese) | 銀行, yín háng(Chinese) |
| cà phê |
the coffee |
clearly borrowed |
café(French) |
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