gấu

See also: gau, Gau, GAU, and gâu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *c-guːʔ ~ *c-kuːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟkaw. Cognate with Bahnar chơgơu and Proto-Katuic *hŋkaw.

The "romantic partner" sense is probably derived from gấu bông (“teddy bear”).

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) gụ (no diphthongization)

Noun

(classifier con (“animal”)) gấu • (𤠰, 󱳹, 󱨘)

  1. bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)
    Truyện gấu ăn trăng ― Tale of the Bear Who Ate the Moon
  2. (slang) date; romantic partner
    Synonyms: bạn trai (“boyfriend”), bạn gái (“girlfriend”), bồ, gà bông
Derived terms

Adjective

gấu

  1. (colloquial) bullylike; fierce

Etymology 2

Noun

gấu • (褠, 𤠰)

  1. (sewing) hem; hemline
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