chó
See also: cho, chỗ, chō, chờ, chợ, ch’o’, chʼó, and -chō
Vietnamese
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”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɔ˦˥]
- Homophone: Chó
Noun
(classifier con) chó (犬, 犾, 㹥, 𤝹, 𤠚, 𦢞)
- dog
Synonyms
- ki
- cẩu
- cầy
Derived terms
Derived terms
- chó chết
- chó cỏ
- chó dại
- chó má
- chó săn
- chó sói
- chó sục