quả

See also: qua, QUA, quá, quà, quạ, and qu'à

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 果 (“fruit”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier cái) quả

1. piece of fruit
2. (by extension) something round
3. round, painted casket (i.e., a jewelry box) with a lid

   quả trầu

   small box of betel nuts

4. punch (a hit or strike with one's fist)

   Tao đấm cho mày một quả!

   I'll punch you!

Synonyms

• (piece of fruit): trái, trái cây
• (anything round): trái
• (punch): (cái) đấm
• (snakehead): cá quả, cá chuối, cá lóc, cá xộp, cá tràu, cá đô

Classifier

quả

1. Refers to anything round, such as a piece of fruit.

   quả bóng

   a football; a balloon

   quả trứng

   an egg

   quả tim

   the heart

Synonyms

• trái

References

• "quả" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)