câu

See also: cau, cấu, cầu, cẩu, čau, cậu, and ĉaŭ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧]
  • Audio (Ho Chi Minh City)(file)

Etymology 1

Diphthongized variant of cu.

Noun

câu

  1. Short for bồ câu (“dove”).

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 句.

Alternative forms
  • (obsolete) cu

Noun

câu

  1. sentence; expression; line
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Etymology 3

From Proto-Vietic *kuː (“hook”); Sino-Vietnamese word from 鉤.

Alternative forms
  • (obsolete) cu

Verb

câu • (鈎, 鉤)

  1. to fish with a rod; to hook
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