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Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *g(uə)h (“to knock”); cognates with Khmer គោះ (kŭəh) and Chrau gŏh.
Pronunciation
Verb
gõ • (𢱗)
- to hit with the side of the fist, with the knuckles, with the fingertips, or with a short stick, in order to knock, type, hit a bell, hit a wooden fish, or knock at someone's head
- Synonyms: cốc (“to knock on someone's head”), cú (“to knock on someone's head”), đánh (“to type”)
- gõ cửa ― to knock at/on the door
- gõ (đầu) ngón tay ― to tap one's fingers
- gõ đầu trẻ ― (of a teacher) to knock on children's heads in classes
- gõ tiếng Việt trên Linux ― to type Vietnamese on Linux
- (medicine) to percuss
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