cờ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "co"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Chinese (OC *[ɡ](r)ə) (B-S) (SV: ).

Noun

(classifier , ngọn) cờ • (, )

  1. flag; banner; standard; vexillum; streamer
    cờ tổ quốcthe national flag, specifically referring to the flag of Vietnam
  2. vexillum (upper petal of a papilionaceous flower)
Descendants
  • Tai Dam: ꪹꪁꪷ
  • Khmer: កើ (kaə)
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Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (chess, SV: ).

Noun

cờ • (, , , 𬄯)

  1. a board game in which there are pieces, such as chess, go, shogi, xiangqi, etc., or tokens such as bootleg Monopoly, Ludo, etc.
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