cưới

See also: cuoi, cuối, cười, and cuội

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *kaːlʔ / *-gaːlʔ (“to ask > marriage”). Cognate with Muong cưởi.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

cưới • (𡠣, 丐, 𡣨, 𡡇, 𡛔, 𱙪)

1. to marry; to wed

   Synonym: lấy

   cưới vợ ― to get a wife

   cưới chồng ― to get a husband

2. to get married

   Synonym: kết hôn

   vợ chồng mới cưới ― a newly wedded couple

3. to get a member of one's family married

   Nhà tao cưới thằng anh tao.

   My family has had my brother married.

4. to get someone married with one's family member

   Mẹ quý con nên mẹ mới cưới con về đấy chớ.

   I like you a lot, that's why I accepted you as my daughter-in-law.

See also

Derived terms

• cưới chạy
• cưới hỏi
• cưới xin
• đám cưới
• lễ cưới