"cò" meaning in Vietnamese

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Noun

IPA: [kɔ˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [kɔ˦˩] [Huế], [kɔ˨˩] (note: Saigon) Forms: con [classifier], 𫛈 [CJK], 𪂲 [CJK], [CJK], 𪂮 [CJK], [CJK]
Etymology: For the "penis" sense, compare English cock, Chinese 鳥 /鸟 (điểu, “bird”) and 屌 (điểu, “penis”), Thai นกเขา (nók-kǎo, “pigeon, dove”). See also cu (“pigeon”), chim (“bird”). For the "trigger" sense, compare Malay pelatuk (“woodpecker, trigger”), English cock (“hammer of firearm”). Etymology templates: {{ncog|en|cock}} English cock, {{ncog|zh|鳥||bird|tr=điểu}} Chinese 鳥 /鸟 (điểu, “bird”), {{cog|th|นกเขา||pigeon, dove}} Thai นกเขา (nók-kǎo, “pigeon, dove”), {{ncog|ms|pelatuk||woodpecker, trigger}} Malay pelatuk (“woodpecker, trigger”), {{ncog|en|cock||hammer of firearm}} English cock (“hammer of firearm”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=𫛈, 𪂲, 鷺, 𪂮, 孤}} cò • (𫛈, 𪂲, 鷺, 𪂮, 孤), {{vi-noun|𫛈, 𪂲, 鷺, 𪂮, 孤|cls=con}} (classifier con) cò • (𫛈, 𪂲, 鷺, 𪂮, 孤)
  1. stork (large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae) Categories (lifeform): Storks
    Sense id: en-cò-vi-noun-lvKDFNwh Disambiguation of Storks: 45 9 2 2 3 36 3 Categories (other): Vietnamese links with redundant wikilinks, Vietnamese nouns classified by con, Vietnamese nouns classified by cái Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by con: 30 17 24 29 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cái: 30 17 24 29
  2. egret
    Sense id: en-cò-vi-noun-TivANcAH Categories (other): Vietnamese nouns classified by con, Vietnamese nouns classified by cái Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by con: 30 17 24 29 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cái: 30 17 24 29
  3. (colloquial, slightly childish) penis, pee-pee Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-cò-vi-noun-~PltRDOL Categories (other): Vietnamese nouns classified by con, Vietnamese nouns classified by cái Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by con: 30 17 24 29 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cái: 30 17 24 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: cò bợ, cò đen, cò gỗ mổ cò thật, cò hương, cò lạo, cò lửa, cò ma, cò nâu, cò ngàng, cò nhạn, cò ốc, cò quăm, cò ruồi, cò thìa, cò tôm, cò trắng, cò xanh

Noun

IPA: [kɔ˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [kɔ˦˩] [Huế], [kɔ˨˩] (note: Saigon) Forms: cái [classifier]
Etymology: For the "penis" sense, compare English cock, Chinese 鳥 /鸟 (điểu, “bird”) and 屌 (điểu, “penis”), Thai นกเขา (nók-kǎo, “pigeon, dove”). See also cu (“pigeon”), chim (“bird”). For the "trigger" sense, compare Malay pelatuk (“woodpecker, trigger”), English cock (“hammer of firearm”). Etymology templates: {{ncog|en|cock}} English cock, {{ncog|zh|鳥||bird|tr=điểu}} Chinese 鳥 /鸟 (điểu, “bird”), {{cog|th|นกเขา||pigeon, dove}} Thai นกเขา (nók-kǎo, “pigeon, dove”), {{ncog|ms|pelatuk||woodpecker, trigger}} Malay pelatuk (“woodpecker, trigger”), {{ncog|en|cock||hammer of firearm}} English cock (“hammer of firearm”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} cò, {{vi-noun|cls=cái}} (classifier cái) cò
  1. trigger (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun)
    Sense id: en-cò-vi-noun-uoAfZQJ0 Categories (other): Vietnamese nouns classified by con, Vietnamese nouns classified by cái Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by con: 30 17 24 29 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cái: 30 17 24 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [kɔ˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [kɔ˦˩] [Huế], [kɔ˨˩] (note: Saigon) Forms: 𫛈 [CJK], 𪂲 [CJK], [CJK], 𪂮 [CJK], [CJK]
Etymology: It is proposed to be from French commission and to mean originally "commission" (still preserved in tiền cò (“commission money”)). If so, then it has semantically evolved from "commission" to "somebody who is commissioned" to "broker, mediator". Doublet of còm in tiền còm, from the same French word. Etymology templates: {{bor|vi|fr|commission}} French commission Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=𫛈, 𪂲, 鷺, 𪂮, 孤}} cò • (𫛈, 𪂲, 鷺, 𪂮, 孤), {{vi-noun|𫛈, 𪂲, 鷺, 𪂮, 孤}} cò • (𫛈, 𪂲, 鷺, 𪂮, 孤)
  1. (informal, chiefly derogatory) a broker (mediator between a buyer and seller), especially a deceptive one, or the money paid for such broker Tags: derogatory, informal Derived forms: cò mồi, tiền cò
    Sense id: en-cò-vi-noun-8sTHMtxd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [kɔ˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [kɔ˦˩] [Huế], [kɔ˨˩] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Abbreviated from cò my xe, from French commissaire. Doublet of cẩm (“‘chief of police’ > ‘police officer’ > ‘police’”), from the same French word. Etymology templates: {{bor|vi|fr|commissaire}} French commissaire Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} cò, {{vi-noun}} cò
  1. (obsolete) chief of police, head of police, superintendent Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-cò-vi-noun-YTieZSBt Disambiguation of Firearms: 13 5 4 21 10 40 8 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 23 1 14 14 15 7 0 1 1 1 22 1 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 20 3 3 3 10 52 9 Disambiguation of Vietnamese links with redundant target parameters: 20 4 4 4 13 42 14
  2. (obsolete, by extension) police officer Tags: broadly, obsolete
    Sense id: en-cò-vi-noun-lur~KYyi Categories (other): Vietnamese links with redundant wikilinks
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cò bót
Etymology number: 3
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cò gỗ mổ cò thật"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cò hương"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cò lạo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cò lửa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cò ma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cò nâu"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cò ngàng"
    },
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      "word": "cò nhạn"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cò quăm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cò ruồi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cò thìa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cò tôm"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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      "form": "𫛈",
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    {
      "form": "𪂲",
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      "form": "鷺",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𪂮",
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        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "孤",
      "tags": [
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  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
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          "_dis": "30 17 24 29",
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          "_dis": "30 17 24 29",
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      "ipa": "[kɔ˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɔ˨˩]",
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    }
  ],
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          "text": "bóp cò",
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        }
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      "ipa": "[kɔ˦˩]",
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    {
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        "CJK"
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    {
      "form": "鷺",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
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    {
      "form": "𪂮",
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        "CJK"
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      "form": "孤",
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      "ipa": "[kɔ˦˩]",
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        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɔ˨˩]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[kɔ˦˩]",
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      "ipa": "[kɔ˦˩]",
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        "Huế"
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      "ipa": "[kɔ˨˩]",
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  ],
  "word": "cò"
}

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