cô

See also: Appendix:Variations of "co"

Canela

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ko/

Etymology

From Proto-Northern Jê *ŋgô (“water”) < Proto-Cerrado *ŋgôj’ (“water”) < (?) Proto-Jê *ŋgə̂₁j’ ~ *ŋgə̂₂j (“water”).

Noun

cô

1. water

   Me cupê cô jamreara.

   They had no water./There was no water for them.

   Cô te arỳjhy jaxir.

   The water covered the rice.

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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”)
• cổ
• sư cô

See also

• chú
• dượng

Pronoun

cô

1. I/me, your paternal aunt

   Antonyms: cháu, con

2. I/me, a woman who's (presumably) slightly younger than either of your parents

   Antonyms: cháu, con

3. you, my paternal aunt

   Antonyms: cháu, con

4. you, a woman who's (presumably) slightly younger than either of my parents

   Antonyms: cháu, con

5. (familiar) you, a female who's (presumably) slightly younger than me

   Synonym: em

   Antonyms: anh, tôi

6. (formal, chiefly in fiction or translation) you, a young adult woman

   Synonym: chị

   Antonym: tôi

7. (unfriendly) you, my wife with whom I'm not happy

   Antonym: tôi

8. (humorous or ironic) you, Missy or young lady

   Synonym: cô nương

   Antonym: tôi

9. (literary) she/her, that young adult woman

See also

• anh

Etymology 2

Noun

cô

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

Pronoun

cô

1. I/me, your older female teacher

   Antonym: em

2. you, my older female teacher

   Antonym: em

3. you, my or my child's female teacher who's (presumably) as old as or younger than me

   Antonym: tôi

4. you, my child's female teacher who's (presumably) slightly older than me

   Antonym: em

5. she/her, my/your/our female teacher

See also

• thầy