khoá

See also: khoa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• khóa

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Noun

khoá

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• chìa khoá

 

Verb

khoá

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

(classifier cái) khoá

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.