câu

See also: cau, cấu, cầu, cẩu, čau, cậu, and ĉaŭ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧]

Etymology 1

Related to cu.

Noun

câu

Short for bồ câu (“dove”).

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 句.

Noun

câu

sentence; expression; line

Derived terms

Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Vietic *kuː (“hook”); Sino-Vietnamese word from 鉤.

Verb

câu (鈎, 鉤)

to hook, to fish

Derived terms

Derived terms

lưỡi câu

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