goá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "goa"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-kwaːʔ, from Old Chinese 寡 (OC *[C.k]ʷˤraʔ) (B-S) (SV: quả).

Attested as gŏá in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

Adjective

goá • (化, 寡)

  1. widowed
    goá vợ ― be a widower
    goá chồng ― be a widow

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