cái

cái
classifier
  1. Indicates an inanimate, tangible thing
  2. Precedes another classifier (any one but “cái” itself), effectively acting as a focus marker, sometimes conveying a connotation of deprecation, especially if persons are referred to.

noun
  1. (only in compounds) a thing; a whatsit
  2. the solid bits of a broth
  3. (archaic) mother

adj
  1. (of a non-human and non-avian species of animal or plant or their reproductive organs) female
  2. (now chiefly in compounds) big, large, main

prefix
  1. (Northern Vietnam) Title affixed to rural young girls' names.