cậu

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

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *guːʔ, from Old Chinese 舅 (OC *(r)uʔ) (B-S) (SV: cữu).

Pronunciation

Noun

cậu • (舅)

  1. a maternal uncle (mother's brother)
  2. a young male master
  3. a younger male stranger
  4. (Central Vietnam) a father

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Pronoun

cậu • (舅)

  1. I/me, your mother's brother
  2. you, my mother's brother
    Antonym: cháu
  3. (familiar) you, my peer who I know is as old as me
    Antonym: tớ
  4. (familiar) you, a male younger than me
    Antonym: tôi
  5. (honorific) you, my young master, my old master's son
  6. (narratology) you, a young boy or man
    Antonym: tôi
  7. (narratology) he/him, a young boy or man
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