gấu

See also: gau, Gau, GAU, and gâu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(North Central Vietnam) gụ

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *c-guːʔ ~ *c-kuːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟkaw; cognate with Bahnar chơgơu and Proto-Katuic *hŋkaw.

The "romantic partner" sense is probably derived from gấu bông (“teddy bear”).

Pronunciation

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

gấu

Noun

(classifier con) gấu • (褠, 𦵷, 𤠰)

a bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)
Truyện gấu ăn trăng ― Tale of the Bear Who Ate the Moon

See also

Derived terms

Noun

gấu

(slang) date; romantic partner

Synonyms

bạn trai (“boyfriend”); bạn gái (“girlfriend”)
bồ
gà bông

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