gấu

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

Vietnamese

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)

(zoology) bear

Synonyms

hùng
gụ

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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