cộ

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

cộ (, 𤚦, 𨍄)

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) a kind of buffalo- or cattle-driven wheelless vehicle, a sled
    • 2013, Từ Kế Tường, “Ngồi cộ trâu ”, in Tuổi Trẻ :
      Tuổi thơ tôi ở một góc làng quê gần như gắn liền với chiếc cộ trâu.
      My childhood in a village's corner was closely linked to the buffalo-sled.
  2. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) (non-standard) a kind of buffalo- or cattle-driven two-wheeled vehicle, a cart
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Verb

cộ

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to haul; to drag; to transport
    • 2019, Mai Anh, Ngọc Quyên, “Lạ đời: Ở đây 'chê' máy móc, dân vẫn thích cộ lúa bằng trâu ”, in Dân Việt :
      Và cứ thế, sau mùa gặt hình ảnh những chú trâu cộ lúa hay cộ rơm lại xuất hiện tại nhiều cánh đồng ở miền Tây.
      And just like that, after every harvest the images of the buffaloes hauling rice or hauling straws again appear on many fields of the Western region.

See also

Etymology 2

Compare Old Chinese (OC *ɡaʔ) "great, huge" (ZS) (SV: cự).

Adjective

cộ

  1. (colloquial, of the body or a part of the body) big in size
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