máy

Etymology
Cognate with 🇨🇬 Bi (as in, equivalent to Vietnamese ).

Originally a verb meaning "to move, to touch". This meaning can still be seen in the t- reduplicative and the -âp reduplicative, as well as some compounds like  and the aforementioned.

Verb

 * 1)  to move around
 * 2)  to touch and feel

Noun

 * 1)  effect; mechanism
 * 2) machine
 * 3) engine
 * 4) internal combustion engine
 * 5)  phone, mobile phone
 * 1)  phone, mobile phone

Usage notes

 * The classifier seems to be mostly used in translation and the phrase cỗ máy appears to be quite lexicalized to the extent that its usage resembles that of a compound.