Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Vietic *koh (throat; neck), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kɔʔ ~ *kɔ(ɔ)k (neck); cognates include Khmer (kɑɑ), Bahnar hơko, Mon ကံ. Compare Proto-Tai *ɣo:ᴬ.

Noun edit

cổ (, 𦙶, )

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

Sino-Vietnamese word from . Doublet of .

Adjective edit

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 edit

Contraction of + the demonstrative ấy (that) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.

Pronoun edit

cổ

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