khứa
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xɨə˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɨə˨˩˦] ~ [xɨə˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰɨə˦˥] ~ [xɨə˦˥]
Etymology 1 edit
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鋸 (“saw; to saw off”, SV: cứ). Related to cứa, cưa.
Verb edit
khứa
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to cut little by little; to saw off
- Synonym: cứa
Noun edit
khứa
- (Southern Vietnam) cut; slice; piece from cutting
- (Central Vietnam) sawtooth
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
khứa
- (archaic, Southern Vietnam) moderate; fair; average
- (archaic, Southern Vietnam) a lot of; much; considerable
Etymology 3 edit
Pronoun edit
khứa
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Etymology 4 edit
Noun edit
khứa
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