cữ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨ˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

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Noun

cữ • (𣈝 - 筥, 昛)

a time period; time interval (especially of a weather event)
puerperium (during the month after childbirth)
a length; distance; stretch

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 忌 (SV: kị, kỵ). Compare kiêng.

Verb

cữ • (𬂍 - 𤯶, 𤰁, 𦝄, 舉)

to abstain from; to avoid (a taboo)

Derived terms

kiêng cữ
ở cữ

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