kẹo

See also: keo, kéo, kèo, kẻo, ke'o, Keo, and Keō

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɛw˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɛw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɛw˨˩˨]
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Noun

kẹo • (𥼱)

  1. "non-bánh" candy
    bánh kẹo ― "bánh" and "non-bánh" candy; confectionery

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Etymology 2

Most likely unrelated to Chinese 五 (MC nguX).

Numeral

kẹo

  1. (probably obsolete, chiefly pig traders' cant) five

See also

(numerals in pig traders' cant) số đếm trong tiếng lóng lái lợn; chách (“one”), lái/nái (“two”), thâm (“three”), chớ (“four”), kẹo (“five”), mục (“six”), khắp/hấp (“seven”), bét (“eight”), khươm/khơm (“nine”), nạp/lạp (“ten”), (Category: vi:Numerals in pig traders' cant)

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