cụ kị

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

cụ (great-grandparents) +‎ kị (great-great-grandparents).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ku˧˨ʔ ki˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊw˨˩ʔ kɪj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʊw˨˩˨ kɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

cụ kị

  1. (collectively) great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents
  2. (figurative) ancestors; forebears