cửu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cuu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiw˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨw˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨw˨˩˦]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 九 (“nine”).

Numeral

cửu

(in cardinal numbers) nine

Derived terms

bảng cửu chương
cửu chương (九章)
cửu giác (九角)
cửu nguyên (九原)
sông Cửu Long
trùng cửu (重九)

See also

chín

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 久.

Adjective

cửu

(only in compounds) lasting

Derived terms

trường cửu (“enduring”)
vĩnh cửu (永久, “eternal; forever”)

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