gấu

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See also: gau, Gau, GAU, and gâu

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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gấu

From Proto-Vietic *c-guːʔ ~ *c-kuːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟkaw; cognate with Bahnar chơgơu and Proto-Katuic *hŋkaw.

The "romantic partner" sense is probably derived from gấu bông (teddy bear).

Alternative forms

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  • (North Central Vietnam) gụ

Noun

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(classifier con) gấu (𤠰)

  1. bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)
    Truyện gấu ăn trăngTale of the Bear Who Ate the Moon
Derived terms
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Noun

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gấu

  1. (slang) date; romantic partner
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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “At first I thought this is a calque of ourlet (hem) through faulty association with ours (bear), but it's attested in Dictionarium Anamitico-Latinum, which is well before the colonial period.”

Noun

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gấu (, 𤠰)

  1. (sewing) hem; hemline