xá cày

Xá cày là một công cụ quan trọng của người nông dân.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of traditional Vietnamese plow: A simple, typically wooden, agricultural implement used for tilling soil, often drawn by water buffalo or oxen. It represents basic, manual farming technology.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người nông dân dùng xá cày để cày ruộng. (The farmer uses a traditional plow to till the field.)
  • Xá cày ngày xưa thường được làm bằng gỗ. (Traditional plows in the past were often made of wood.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is historical and refers specifically to indigenous designs, contrasting with modern steel plows. It evokes imagery of traditional, labor-intensive agriculture.

Variants and Related Words

• Cái cày (n): A more common and general modern term for "plow" or "plough."
  • Bây giờ nông dân dùng máy cày thay cho xá cày. (Now farmers use tractors instead of traditional plows.)

Synonyms

• Plow (n): A farm tool for cutting, lifting, and turning over soil.
• Ard (n): A simple, ancient type of plow without a moldboard.

Notes on Usage

• "Xá cày" is an archaic or highly specialized term. In modern Vietnamese, "cái cày" is the standard word for a plow. The reference from the Vietnamese-French dictionary suggests it may be a variant or older form of "xá", which can refer to a shaft or pole, indicating the plow's construction.