keo

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

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɛw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɛw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɛw˧˧]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 膠 (“glue”, SV: giao). Cognate with Thai กาว (gaao), Lao ກາວ (kāo), Burmese ကော် (kau), Khmer កាវ (kaaw).

Noun

keo

glue
dính như keo ― as sticky as glue

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifier cây) keo

acacia

Etymology 3

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Adjective

keo

(derogatory, of a person) cheap; stingy
Synonym: bủn xỉn

See also

Derived terms

keo kiệt (từ láy)

hà tiện (“frugal”)

Noun

keo

round (in a fight)
Thua keo này bày keo khác. ― If you lose this round, you fight another round.

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