cựa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 距 (“spur”; SV: cự).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier cái) cựa

spur (of roosters)

Verb

cựa

to stir; to move
(colloquial) to disentangle; to extricate oneself

Derived terms

Derived terms

cựa quậy

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