kẹo

See also: keo, kéo, kèo, kẻo, ke'o, Keo, and Keō

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɛw˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɛw˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɛw˨˩˨]

Noun

kẹo • (𥼱)

"non-bánh" candy
bánh kẹo ― "bánh" and "non-bánh" candy; confectionery

Etymology 2

Most likely unrelated to Chinese 五 (MC ŋuo^X).

Numeral

kẹo

(probably obsolete, chiefly pig traders' cant) five

(numerals in pig traders' cant) số đếm trong tiếng lóng lái lợn; chách (“one”), lái/nái (“two”), thâm (“three”), chớ (“four”), kẹo (“five”), mục (“six”), khắp/hấp (“seven”), bét (“eight”), khươm/khơm (“nine”), nạp/lạp (“ten”), ^{(Category: vi:Numerals in pig traders' cant)}

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