"câu" meaning in Vietnamese

See câu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kəw˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kəw˧˧] [Huế], [kəw˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199_(vie)-Jessica_Nguyen_(Pamputt)-câu.wav
Etymology: Diphthongized variant of cu. Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} câu, {{vi-noun}} câu
  1. Short for bồ câu (“dove”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: bồ câu (extra: dove)
    Sense id: en-câu-vi-noun--hSV8YKm Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 14 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 5 5 Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 33 35 32 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 72 25 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [kəw˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kəw˧˧] [Huế], [kəw˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199_(vie)-Jessica_Nguyen_(Pamputt)-câu.wav
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 句. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|句}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|句}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 句 Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} câu, {{vi-noun}} câu
  1. sentence; expression; line Related terms: câu chuyện, câu cú, câu hỏi, câu nói, câu trả lời
    Sense id: en-câu-vi-noun-F5Ps4mDw Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 33 35 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cu [obsolete]
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: [kəw˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kəw˧˧] [Huế], [kəw˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199_(vie)-Jessica_Nguyen_(Pamputt)-câu.wav Forms: [CJK], [CJK]
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *kuː (“hook”); Sino-Vietnamese word from 鉤. Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*kuː||hook}} Proto-Vietic *kuː (“hook”), {{etymid|vi|鉤}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|鉤}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 鉤, {{wp|Câu (hành động)|lang=vi}} Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=鈎, 鉤}} câu • (鈎, 鉤), {{vi-verb|鈎, 鉤}} câu • (鈎, 鉤)
  1. to fish with a rod; to hook Related terms: cần câu, câu vui, lưỡi câu
    Sense id: en-câu-vi-verb-6ZAQpGH0 Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 33 35 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cu [obsolete]
Etymology number: 3
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d1/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-c%C3%A2u.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-c%C3%A2u.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d1/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-c%C3%A2u.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-c%C3%A2u.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "cu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "câu"
}

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