gấu
Vietnamese
editAlternative forms
edit- (North Central Vietnam) gụ
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Vietic *c-guːʔ ~ *c-kuːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟkaw; cognate with Bahnar chơgơu and Proto-Katuic *hŋkaw.
The "romantic partner" sense is probably derived from gấu bông (“teddy bear”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit(classifier con) gấu • (褠, 𦵷, 𤠰)
- a bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)
- Truyện gấu ăn trăng ― Tale of the Bear Who Ate the Moon
See also
editDerived terms
Noun
editgấu
Synonyms
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- vi:Love
- vi:Ursids