chó

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cho"

Vietnamese

chó

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔa-cɔːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cɔʔ (“dog”); cognate with Semai co (“dog, servant, slave”), Halang chô (“dog”), Pacoh acho (“dog”), Khmu sɔʔ and Mang θɔː¹. Compare also Khmer ច (cɑɑ, “Year of the Dog”), a borrowing from Vietic.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɔ˦˥]
  • Homophone: Chó
  • (file)

Noun

(classifier con) chó • (㹥, 𤝹, 𤠚, 𦢞, 犬)

  1. a dog
    Chó là động vật đầu tiên được thuần hoá.
    Dog was the first domesticated animal.
    (vulgar) loại chó (má) ― scum

(classifier thằng, con) chó

  1. (vulgar) a (little) (son of a) bitch
    Thằng chó này! ― You son of a bitch!
    Con chó này! ― You little bitch!

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