cớ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "co" and со

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəː˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəː˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəː˦˥]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 故 (“cause, reason”, SV: cố).

Noun

cớ

reason, excuse, pretext

Derived terms

cớ sự
hà cớ - why; for what reason; what is the purpose
hà cớ gì - (colloquial) why the hell; why in the world
mượn cớ
nguyên cớ - reason; cause

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 告 (“to report, to inform”, SV: cáo).

Verb

cớ

(obsolete) to report, to inform, to notify

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