cữ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

cữ • (𰮒, 舉, 𱢣)

  1. time period; time interval (especially of a weather event)
  2. puerperium (during the month after childbirth)
  3. length; distance; stretch

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 忌 (SV: kị, kỵ). Compare kiêng.

Verb

cữ • (舉)

  1. to abstain from; to avoid (a taboo)
Derived terms
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