cưới

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See also: cuoi, cuối, cười, and cuội

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

cưới (𡠣, , 𡣨, 𡡇, 𡛔, 𱙪)

  1. to marry; to wed
    Synonym: lấy
    cưới vợto get a wife
    cưới chồngto get a husband
  2. to get married
    Synonym: kết hôn
    vợ chồng mới cướia newly wedded couple
  3. to get a member of one's family married
    Nhà tao cưới thằng anh tao.
    My family has had my brother married.
  4. to get someone married with one's family member
    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.

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