khuỷu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Noun

khuỷu • (𬁥 - 肘, 𣎣, 竅, 鬼)

1. elbow

   cơ khuỷu ― anconeus (a muscle near the elbow)

   khuỷu tay quần vợt ― tennis elbow

2. (by extension) a bend; angle; turn (especially of landscape)

   khuỷu sông ― river bend

Derived terms

• khúc khuỷu (曲𬁥, “winding”)