keo

See also: kéo, kèo, kẻo, kẹo, ke'o, Keo, and Keō

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɛw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɛw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɛw˧˧]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 膠 (“glue”, SV: giao). Cognate with Thai กาว (gaao), Lao ກາວ (kāo), Burmese ကော် (kau), Khmer កាវ (kaaw).

Noun

keo

1. glue

   dính như keo ― as sticky as glue

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifier cây) keo

1. acacia

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

keo

1. (derogatory, of a person) cheap; stingy

   Synonym: bủn xỉn

See also

Derived terms

• keo kiệt (từ láy)

 

• hà tiện (“frugal”)

Etymology 4

Noun

keo

1. round (in a fight)

   Thua keo này bày keo khác. ― If you lose this round, you fight another round.