khoá
See also: khoa
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- khóa
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwaː˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˦˥] ~ [xwaː˦˥]
Noun
khoá
- Short for ổ khoá (“lock; padlock”).
Derived terms
Derived terms
- chìa khoá
Verb
khoá
- to lock
- to turn off (tap etc.); to close
Etymology 2
Short for chìa khoá (“key”). Also semantic loan from English key and semantic loan from French clef.
Noun
(classifier cái) khoá
- Short for chìa khoá (“key”).
- Synonym of chìa (“key”)
- (cryptography) key
- (music) clef
See also
- cờ-lê
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 課.
Noun
khoá
- term; course; round
- (archaic) Short for khoá sinh.