chó

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cho"

Vietnamese

chó

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔa-cɔːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cɔʔ (“dog”); cognate with Semai co (“dog, servant, slave”), Halang chô (“dog”), Pacoh acho (“dog”), Khmu sɔʔ and Mang θɔː¹. Compare also Khmer ច (cɑɑ, “Year of the Dog”), a borrowing from Vietic.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɔ˦˥]
Homophone: Chó
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Noun

(classifier con) chó • (㹥, 𤝹, 𤠚, 𦢞, 犬)

a dog
Chó là động vật đầu tiên được thuần hoá.
Dog was the first domesticated animal.

(vulgar) loại chó (má) ― scum

(classifier thằng, con) chó

(vulgar) a (little) (son of a) bitch
Thằng chó này! ― You son of a bitch!/You dog!

Con chó này! ― You little bitch!/You dog!

Derived terms

bọ chó (“parasitic bug”)
bơi chó (“to dog paddle”)
chó biển (“true seal”)
chó chết (“damn; jerk”)
chó cỏ (“common Vietnamese dog”)
chó đẻ (“like a bitch”)
chó đểu (“boor; jerk”)
chó lài (“”)
chó má (“dog”)
chó ngao (“”)
chó phốc (“”)
chó săn (“hunting dog”)
chó sói (“wolf”)
chó sục (“terrier”)
chó xù (“bichon”)
cờ hó (“”)
gấu chó (“sun bear”)
húng chó (“”)
lửng chó (“raccoon dog”)
máu chó (“”)

See also

(dog): ki, cẩu, cầy
cún (“puppy”)
gâu (“woof”), gâu gâu (“woof woof”)

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