cưới

See also: cuoi, cuối, cười, and cuội

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *kaːlʔ / *-gaːlʔ (“to ask > marriage”). Cognate with Muong cưởi.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨəj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨj˦˥]

Verb

cưới • (𡣨 - 𡡇, 𡛔, 𡠣)

1. to marry; to wed

   cưới vợ ― to get a wife

2. to get married

   Synonym: kết hôn

   vợ chồng mới cưới ― a newly wedded couple

3. to get a member of one's family married

   Nhà tao cưới thằng anh tao.

   My family has had my brother married.

4. to get someone married with one's family member

   Mẹ quý con nên mẹ mới cưới con về đấy chớ.

   I like you a lot, that's why I accepted you as my daughter-in-law.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cưới hỏi
• cưới xin
• đám cưới