gấu
See also: gau, Gau, GAU, and gâu
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- (North Central Vietnam) gụ
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *c-guːʔ ~ *c-kuːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟkaw; cognate with Bahnar chơgơu and Proto-Katuic *hŋkaw.
The "romantic partner" sense is probably derived from gấu bông (“teddy bear”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣəw˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣəw˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɣəw˦˥]
gấu
Noun
(classifier con) gấu • (褠, 𦵷, 𤠰)
- a bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)
- Truyện gấu ăn trăng ― Tale of the Bear Who Ate the Moon
See also
Derived terms
- đầu gấu
- gấu Bắc Cực
- gấu bông
- gấu chó
- gấu mèo
- gấu trắng
- gấu trúc
- gấu túi
- gấu xám
Noun
gấu
- (slang) date; romantic partner
Synonyms
- bạn trai (“boyfriend”); bạn gái (“girlfriend”)
- bồ
- gà bông