câu

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

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Diphthongized variant of cu.

chim câu

Noun

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câu

  1. Short for bồ câu (dove).

Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Alternative forms

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  • (obsolete) cu

Noun

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câu

  1. sentence; expression; line
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Etymology 3

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

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câu

Alternative forms

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  • (obsolete) cu

Verb

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câu (, )

  1. to fish with a rod; to hook
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