khoá

See also: khoa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

khóa

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Noun

khoá

Short for ổ khoá (“lock; padlock”).

Derived terms

Derived terms

chìa khoá

Verb

khoá

to lock
to turn off (tap etc.); to close

Etymology 2

Short for chìa khoá (“key”). Also semantic loan from English key and semantic loan from French clef.

Noun

(classifier cái) khoá

Short for chìa khoá (“key”).
Synonym of chìa (“key”)
(cryptography) key
(music) clef

See also

cờ-lê

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 課.

Noun

khoá

term; course; round
(archaic) Short for khoá sinh.

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