vọ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vo"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɔ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɔ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɔ˨˩˨] ~ [jɔ˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *poːʔ (“owl”). Cognate with Arem pɔːʔ and Chut [Sách] poː³.

Noun

(classifier con) vọ • (䳱, 鵡, 鶩, 𫪗)

  1. kind of owl
Derived terms
  • cú có vọ mừng
  • cú nói có, vọ nói không
  • cú vọ
Descendants
  • → Muong: wõ

Etymology 2

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Verb

vọ

  1. to sponge (something from someone)
    Synonym: ghẹ
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