goá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "goa"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• góa

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese gŏá, from Proto-Vietic *-kwaːʔ, from Old Chinese 寡 (OC *[C.k]ʷˤraʔ) (B-S) (SV: quả).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

goá • (化, 寡)

1. widowed

   goá vợ ― be a widower

   goá chồng ― be a widow

Derived terms

Derived terms

• goá phụ

 

See also

• quả phụ

Anagrams

• gáo