cưới

See also: cuoi, cuối, cười, and cuội

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *kaːlʔ / *-gaːlʔ (“to ask > marriage”). Cognate with Muong cưởi.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

cưới (𡡇, 𡣨)

to marry; to wed
vợ chồng mới cưới
a newly wedded couple
to get a member of one's family married
Nhà tao cưới thằng anh tao.
My family has had my brother married
to get someone married with one's family
Mẹ quý con nên mẹ mới cưới con về đấy chớ.
I like you a lot, that's why I accepted you as my daughter-in-law.

Derived terms

Terms derived from cưới

cưới hỏi

cưới xin

đám cưới

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