khoá

See also: khoa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwaː˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˨˩˦] ~ [xwaː˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˦˥] ~ [xwaː˦˥]

Etymology 1

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Noun

khoá • (課, 鎖, 銙, 錁)

  1. short for ổ khoá (“lock; padlock”)
Derived terms

Verb

khoá • (課, 鎖, 銙, 錁)

  1. to lock
  2. to turn off (tap etc.); to close
Descendants
  • → Tai Dam: ꪄꪫ꪿ꪱ

Etymology 2

Short for chìa khoá (“key”). Also semantic loan from English key and semantic loan from French clef.

Noun

(classifier cái) khoá • (課, 鎖, 銙, 錁)

  1. short for chìa khoá (“key”)
  2. synonym of chìa (“key”)
  3. (cryptography) key
  4. (music) clef

See also

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 課.

Noun

khoá

  1. term; course; round
  2. (archaic) short for khoá sinh

Anagrams

  • kháo
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