cứa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• khứa

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鋸 (“saw; to saw off”, SV: cứ). Compare cưa.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨə˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨə˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨə˦˥]

Verb

cứa

1. to cut little by little; to saw off

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cứa cổ