chửa

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Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 字 (“character, to be pregnant”, SV: tự).

Verb[edit]

chửa • (䐗, 媎, 渚, 𡤊, 𤁛, 𪦜)

  1. to be pregnant
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Etymology 2[edit]

Adverb[edit]

chửa

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of chưa (“not yet”)
    • (Can we date this quote?), Nguyễn Khuyến, Bạn đến chơi nhà [My Friend's Paid a Visit]:
      Vườn rộng rào thưa, khó đuổi gà.
      Cải chửa ra cây, cà mới nụ
      Garden's too large with fencin' too thin, hard to catch chickens.
      Cabbages have not yet grown, nightshades're just buddin'
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