Quechua

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Noun

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khuya

  1. love, impassioned love
  2. amulet, magic stone

Declension

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See also

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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An Chi (2020) posits this is a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: khuy).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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khuya (𢇡, 𣅘, 𣅙, 𣌉, 𩆾)

  1. (of night or nightly activities) late
    đêm khuyalate night

Adverb

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khuya

  1. late at night
    thức khuyato stay up late

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ An Chi (2020) “Lắt léo chữ nghĩa: Chữ khoắt và hai chữ khuy [Ambiguity in Words and Meanings: Khoắt and Khuy]”, in Thanh Niên[1] (in Vietnamese)