cổ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "co"
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Vietic *koh (“throat; neck”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kɔʔ ~ *kɔ(ɔ)k (“neck”). Cognates include Tho [Cuối Chăm] kɔː⁵, Khmer ក (kɑɑ), Bahnar hơko, Mon ကံ. Compare Proto-Tai *ɣo:ᴬ.
Noun
edit- neck
- cổ tay ― a wrist
- cổ chân ― an ankle
- cổ chai ― a bottleneck
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editDerived terms
Etymology 2
editSino-Vietnamese word from 古. Doublet of cũ.
Adjective
editcổ
- ancient; "old"; compare cũ (“old, but not ancient”)
- Ai Cập cổ ― Ancient Egypt
- antique; "old"; compare cũ (“old, but not ancient”)
- đồ cổ ― antiques
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editDerived terms
Etymology 3
editWord formation with distal denotation by adding hỏi tone to the root cô in Southern Vietnamese and certain dialects of Thanh Hoá.
Pronoun
editcổ
- (Southern Vietnam) she/her, that young adult woman
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