cưa

See also: cua, Cua, CUA, của, cửa, and cu'a

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鋸 (“saw; to saw off”, SV: cứ). Related to cứa, khứa.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨə˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨə˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨə˧˧]

Verb

cưa

1. to saw
2. to amputate

Derived terms

• mùn cưa (“sawdust”)

Noun

(classifier cái, cây) cưa

1. saw