chó

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See also: cho, chỗ, chō, chờ, chợ, chʼoʼ, chʼó, and -chō

Vietnamese[edit]

chó

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

(classifier con) chó • (犬, 㹥)

a dog
(vulgar) Mày ngu như chó!
You stupid fuck!

(vulgar) loại chó (má) ― scum

(classifier thằng, con) chó

(vulgar) a (little) (son of a) bitch
Thằng chó này!
Why you son of a bitch!

Con chó này!
Why you little bitch!

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Derived terms

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