cổ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "co"
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Vietic *koh (“throat; neck”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *kɔːʔ (“neck”) (Sidwell, 2024). Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] kɔː⁵, Khmer ក (kɑɑ), Bahnar hơko, Mon ကံ. For a case of similar coda mismatch between PV and PAA forms, see vả, and also Muong nỏ.
The PV form is probably unrelated to Proto-Tai *ɣo:ᴬ.
Noun
edit- neck
- cổ tay ― a wrist
- cổ chân ― an ankle
- cổ chai ― a bottleneck
Derived terms
editEtymology 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
See also
editEtymology 3
editWord formation with distal denotation by adding hỏi tone to the root cô in Southern Vietnamese and some topolects of Thanh Hoá.
Pronoun
editcổ
- (colloquial, Southern Vietnam, certain regions of Thanh Hoá) she/her, that young adult woman
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