câu

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

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Diphthongized variant of cu.

chim câu

Noun[edit]

câu

  1. Short for bồ câu (“dove”).

Etymology 2[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 句.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (obsolete) cu

Noun[edit]

câu

  1. sentence; expression; line
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Derived terms

Etymology 3[edit]

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

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câu

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (obsolete) cu

Verb[edit]

câu • (鈎, 鉤)

  1. to fish with a rod; to hook
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