gấu

See also: gau, Gau, GAU, gâu, and ga'u

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (North Central Vietnam) gụ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣəw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣəw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣəw˦˥]

gấu

Noun

(classifier con) gấu • (褠, 𦵷, 𤠰)

1. a bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)

   Truyện gấu ăn trăng

   Tale of the Bear Who Ate the Moon

Derived terms

• gấu chó (“sun bear”)
• gấu xám (“grizzly bear”)
• gấu trắng (“polar bear”)
• gấu trúc; gấu mèo (“panda”)
• gấu túi (“koala”)

Noun

gấu

1. (slang) date; romantic partner

Synonyms

• bạn trai (“boyfriend”); bạn gái (“girlfriend”)
• bồ
• gà bông