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
See also
Derived terms
- bánh kẹo
- kẹo cao su
- kẹo dẻo
- kẹo dừa
- kẹo đồng
- kẹo kéo
- kẹo mút
Etymology 2
Most likely unrelated to Chinese 五 (MC ŋuoX).
Numeral
kẹo
- (probably obsolete, chiefly pig traders' cant) five
See also
(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)