chửa

See also: chữa

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨə˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨə˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨə˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 字 (“character, to be pregnant”, SV: tự).

Verb

chửa • (䐗, 媎, 渚, 𡤊, 𤁛, 𪦜)

  1. to be pregnant
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adverb

chửa

  1. (colloquial) alternative form of chưa (“not yet”)
    • (Can we date this quote?), Nguyễn Khuyến, Bạn đến chơi nhà [My Friend's Paid a Visit]:
      Vườn rộng rào thưa, khó đuổi gà.
      Cải chửa ra cây, cà mới nụ
      Garden's too large with fencin' too thin, hard to catch chickens.
      Cabbages have not yet grown, nightshades're just buddin'
Derived terms
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