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cắp

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Hanoi [kap̚˧˦]Huế [kap̚˦˧˥]Saigon [kap̚˦˥] browser voice
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cắprisingsắc

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cắp means to filch; to steal.

Meanings of cắp in English

Verb

  1. to filch, to steal
    • kẻ cắpthief

Verb

  1. to claw, to grip; to clamp
    • cắp sách đến trườngto go to school bringing one's own books and notes

Words with cắp

ăn cắpđánh cắp

Example sentences with cắp

  • Trộm cắp là không tốt. Stealing is bad.
  • Bakhita bị nghiện trộm cắp. Bakhita became addicted to stealing.
  • Anh ta bị khởi tố vì tội trộm cắp tài sản. He was accused of theft.
  • Ông ta đã bị khởi tố vì tội trộm cắp tài sản. He was accused of theft.
  • Tôi không biết phải làm gì với hành vi trộm cắp vặt cửa hàng của anh ta. I don't know what to do about his shoplifting.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, cắp could be written as 扱, 𢲩, 𠋎, 𢰽. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Related to gắp. Cognate with Muong Bi cắp.

Frequently asked questions

What does cắp mean in English?

cắp (verb) means "to filch; to steal".

How do you pronounce cắp?

IPA: Hanoi [kap̚˧˦]; Saigon [kap̚˦˥]. Tones: cắp — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.