cực

See also: cuc, CUC, cúc, Cúc, cục, and ċuċ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 極 (“pole; extremity; extreme”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨk̚˨˩˨]

Adverb

cực

  1. (colloquial) extremely; utterly; extraordinarily
    cực hay ― exquisite
    vui cực ― so, so fun

Adjective

cực

  1. miserable; unhappy
    Thân tao cực lắm!
    Boy, does my life suck!
    Cực chẳng đã ! ― God, my life sucks!

Noun

cực

  1. (geography, physics) pole
    cực dương/âm ― a cathode / anode
  2. (computing) terminal

Derived terms

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