goá

See also: goa, Goa, góa, Gôa, and Goα

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• góa

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese gŏá, from Proto-Vietic *-kwaːʔ, from Old Chinese 寡 (OC *kʷraːʔ) (SV: quả).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

goá • (過, 寡)

1. widowed

See also

• quả phụ