Vietnamese

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Vietic *koh (throat; neck), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kɔʔ ~ *kɔ(ɔ)k (neck). Cognates include Tho [Cuối Chăm] kɔː⁵, Khmer (kɑɑ), Bahnar hơko, Mon ကံ. Compare Proto-Tai *ɣo:ᴬ.

Noun

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cổ (, 𦙶, )

  1. neck
    cổ taya wrist
    cổ chânan ankle
    cổ chaia bottleneck
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from . Doublet of .

Adjective

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cổ

  1. ancient; "old"; compare (old, but not ancient)
    Ai Cập cổAncient Egypt
  2. antique; "old"; compare (old, but not ancient)
    đồ cổantiques
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Etymology 3

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Word formation with distal denotation by adding hỏi tone to the root in Southern Vietnamese and certain dialects of Thanh Hoá.

Pronoun

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cổ

  1. (Southern Vietnam) she/her, that young adult woman