cầu

See also: cau, câu, cấu, cẩu, čau, cậu, and ĉaŭ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 球 (“ball; sphere”).

Noun

(classifier trái, quả) cầu (球, 毬)

(sports) a jianzi shuttlecock
đá cầu
to play jianzi
(badminton) a badminton shuttlecock
(sepak takraw) a ball

Derived terms

cầu lông (“badminton; shuttlecock”)

Etymology 2

cầu

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 橋 (“bridge”; SV: kiều).

Noun

(classifier cây) cầu (橋, 梂)

a bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)

Derived terms

Terms derived from cầu

cầu cống
cầu đường

cầu thang

cầu vồng

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 求.

Verb

cầu

to pursue; to seek
to pray; to invoke

Noun

cầu

demand (for goods, etc.)

Etymology 4

Noun

cầu

(Southern Vietnam) Short for nhà cầu (“latrine; lavatory”).

Derived terms

đi cầu

See also

địa cầu

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