cậu

See also: cau, cấu, câu, cầu, cẩu, čau, and ĉaŭ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *guːʔ, from Old Chinese 舅 (OC *[ɡ](r)uʔ) (B-S) (SV: cữu).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəw˨˩˨]

• Audio (Hà Nội):

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Noun

cậu • (舅)

1. a maternal uncle (mother's brother)
2. a young male master
3. a younger male stranger
4. (Central Vietnam) a father

See also

• dì; mợ
• ông

Derived terms

• cậu ấm
• cậu bé
• cậu chàng
• cậu nhỏ
• cậu nhóc

 

Pronoun

cậu • (舅)

1. I/me, your mother's brother
2. you, my mother's brother

   Antonym: cháu

3. (familiar) you, my peer who I know is as old as me

   Antonym: tớ

4. (familiar) you, a male younger than me

   Antonym: tôi

5. (honorific) you, my young master, my old master's son
6. (narratology) you, a young boy or man

   Antonym: tôi

7. (narratology) he/him, a young boy or man