cồ

See also: Cồ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ko˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kow˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kow˨˩]

Etymology

Compare Vietnamese cộ (“(colloquial, of the body or a part of the body) big in size”) and Old Chinese 巨 (OC *ɡaʔ) "great, huge" (ZS) (SV: cự).

Adjective

cồ • (瞿, 𡚝)

(obsolete) big, large
(obsolete) (by extension) clumsy, doltish

Usage notes

Cồ meaning "big, large" is now only found fossilized in such compounds as gà cồ (“large chicken > mature male chicken, rooster, cock, gamecock”), vịt cồ (“large duck > mature male duck, drake”), cồ cộ (“large locust; large, shiny-black cicada (dialectal)”).[1]

Sea Also

cộ

References

Trần, Trọng Dương. (2009) "Investigation on 'Đại Cồ Việt' (Việt nation - Buddhist nation)" originally published in Hán Nôm, 2 (93) p. 53–75. online version (in Vietnamese)

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[1] Trần, Trọng Dương. (2009) "Investigation on 'Đại Cồ Việt' (Việt nation - Buddhist nation)" originally published in Hán Nôm, 2 (93) p. 53–75. online version (in Vietnamese)