gấu

See also: gau, Gau, GAU, gâu, and ga'u

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(North Central Vietnam) gụ

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *c-guːʔ ~ *c-kuːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟkaw; cognate with Bahnar chơgơu and Proto-Katuic *hŋkaw.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣəw˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣəw˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣəw˦˥]

gấu

Noun

(classifier con) gấu (褠, 𦵷, 𤠰)

a bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)
Truyện gấu ăn trăng
Tale of the Bear Who Ate the Moon

Derived terms

gấu chó (“sun bear”)
gấu xám (“grizzly bear”)
gấu trắng (“polar bear”)
gấu trúc; gấu mèo (“panda”)
gấu túi (“koala”)

Noun

gấu

(slang) date; romantic partner

Synonyms

bạn trai (“boyfriend”); bạn gái (“girlfriend”)
bồ
gà bông

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