cứa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

khứa

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鋸 (“saw; to saw off”, SV: cứ). Compare cưa.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

cứa

to cut little by little; to saw off

Derived terms

Derived terms

cứa cổ

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