chó

Vietnamese

noun
Definitions
  • a dog
  • (vulgar) a (little) (son of a son of a) bitch

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *ʔa-cɔːʔ inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cɔʔ (dog).

Origin

Proto-Mon-Khmer

*cɔʔ

Gloss

dog

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

犬, 狗

Emoji
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