cổ

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VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ko˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kow˧˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kow˨˦]

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Vietic *koh (“throat; neck”), possibly from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kɔʔ (“neck”). Compare Khmer ក (kâ), Proto-Tai *ɣo:ᴬ.

NounEdit

cổ

1. neck

Derived termsEdit

• cắt cổ (usurious; literally "cutthroat")
• hươu cao cổ (“giraffe”)
• bướu cổ

Etymology 2Edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 古

AdjectiveEdit

cổ

1. ancient; old

   Ai Cập cổ

   Ancient Egypt

2. antique; old

   đồ cổ

   antiques

Related termsEdit

• cũ

Etymology 3Edit

From cô. Adding the hỏi tone is a means to form a third person singular pronoun in Southern dialects.

PronounEdit

cổ

1. (Southern Vietnam) she; her