cụ kị

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• cụ kỵ

Etymology

cụ (“great-grandparents”) +‎ kị (“great-great-grandparents”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ku˧˨ʔ ki˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊw˨˩ʔ kɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʊw˨˩˨ kɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

cụ kị

1. (collectively) great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents
2. (figurative) ancestors; forebears