cụ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ku˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʊw˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

cụ • (俱)

1. great grandparent

Pronoun

cụ

1. 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

1. (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
• đạo cụ (道具) - (theater, film) a prop
• khí cụ (器具) - utensils, instruments
• nhạc cụ (樂具) - musical instrument
• thể dục dụng cụ (體育用具) - gymnastics