khoá

See also: khoa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• khóa

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwaː˨˩˦] ~ [xwaː˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰwaː˦˥] ~ [xwaː˦˥]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

khoá • (課, 鎖, 銙, 錁)

1. Short for ổ khoá (“lock; padlock”).

Derived terms

Derived terms

• chìa khoá

 

Verb

khoá • (課, 鎖, 銙, 錁)

1. to lock
2. to turn off (tap etc.); to close

Descendants

• → Tai Dam: ꪄꪫ꪿ꪱ

Etymology 2

Short for chìa khoá (“key”). Also semantic loan from English key and semantic loan from French clef.

Noun

(classifier cái) khoá • (課, 鎖, 銙, 錁)

1. Short for chìa khoá (“key”).
2. Synonym of chìa (“key”)
3. (cryptography) key
4. (music) clef

See also

• cờ-lê

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 課.

Noun

khoá

1. term; course; round
2. (archaic) Short for khoá sinh.

Anagrams

• kháo