cô

See also: Appendix:Variations of "co"

Canela

Noun

cô

1. water

Further reading

• Jack Popjes and Jo Popjes Canela-Krahô (link)

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ko˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kow˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kow˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 姑.

Noun

cô

1. a paternal aunt (father's sister)

Derived terms

• cô bé (“little girl”)
• cô gái (“girl; young woman”)
• sư cô
• cổ

See also

• dượng
• chú

Pronoun

cô

1. I; me (used by a paternal aunt when speaking to her nephews or nieces, along with cháu or con (“you”))
2. I; me (used by a woman who's (presumably) slightly younger than either of someone's parents when speaking to them, along with cháu or con (“you”))
3. you (used by a paternal nephew or niece when speaking to their paternal aunt, along with cháu or con (“I; me”))
4. you (used when speaking to a woman who's (presumably) slightly younger than either of your parents, along with cháu or con (“I; me”))
5. (formal, chiefly in fiction or translation) you (used when speaking to a young adult woman, along with tôi (“I; me”))

   Synonym: chị

6. (unfriendly) you (used by a man when speaking to his wife, along with tôi (“I; me”))
7. (humorous or ironic) you (used when speaking to a younger girl or woman, along with tôi (“I; me”); compare English young lady)
8. (literary) she; her (used when talking about a young adult woman)

See also

• anh

Etymology 2

Noun

cô

1. (informal) Short for cô giáo (“female teacher”).

Pronoun

cô

1. I; me (used by a female teacher when speaking to her much younger students, along with em (“you”))
2. you (used by a much younger student when speaking to their much older female teacher, along with em (“I; me”))
3. you (used by a student when speaking to a female teacher (either their own or their children's) of about the same (slightly older or younger included) or much younger age, along with tôi (“I; me”, formal; especially older) or em (“I; me”, familiar; slightly younger))
4. she; her (used when talking about a female teacher)

See also

• thầy