keo
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNon-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 膠 (“glue”, SV: giao). Cognate with Thai กาว (gaao), Lao ກາວ (kāo), Burmese ကော် (kau), Khmer កាវ (kaaw).
Noun
editkeo
- glue
- dính như keo ― as sticky as glue
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
edit(classifier cây) keo
Etymology 3
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Adjective
editkeo
- (derogatory, of a person) cheap; stingy
- Synonym: bủn xỉn
See also
editDerived terms
- hà tiện (“frugal”)
Etymology 4
editNoun
editkeo
- round (in a fight)
- Thua keo này bày keo khác. ― If you lose this round, you fight another round.