chó

See also: cho, chỗ, chō, chờ, chợ, ch’o’, chʼó, and -chō

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔa-cɔːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cɔʔ (“dog”); cognate with Semai co (“dog, servant, slave”), Halang chô (“dog”), Pacoh acho (“dog”), Khmu /sɔʔ/ and Mang /θɔː¹/. Compare also Khmer ច (cɑɑ, “Year of the Dog”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˩ˀ˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɔ˦ˀ˥]

Noun

chó

(classifier con) chó (犬, 犾, 㹥, 𤝹, 𤠚, 𦢞)

1. dog

Synonyms

• ki
• cẩu
• cầy

Derived terms

• chó săn (“hound”)
• chó sói (“wolf”)

See also

• thịt cầy