cụ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ku˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊw˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʊw˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 故 (SV: cố). Doublet of cố.

Noun

cụ • (俱)

great grandparent

Pronoun

cụ

you, Sir, Madam, Mr, Mrs (when addressing a very old person)

Derived terms

cụ bà - great-grandmother
cụ kị - (collectively) great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents; (figuratively) ancestors; forebears
cụ non - child who acts like an adult
cụ ông - great-grandfather
dê cụ - (slang) an old lewd person; a pervert

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 具.

Noun

cụ

(only in compounds) implement; tool

Derived terms

chiến cụ (戰具) - weapon; arm; combat implement
công cụ (工具) - (especially history or software) tool
cụ thể (具體) - specific; detailed; concrete
dụng cụ (用具) - utensil; tool
khí cụ (器具) - utensils, instruments
nhạc cụ (樂具) - musical instrument
thể dục dụng cụ (體育用具) - gymnastics
đạo cụ (道具) - (theater, film) a prop

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