"chua" meaning in Vietnamese

See chua in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [t͡ɕuə˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕuə˧˧] [Huế], [cuə˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK], [CJK]
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *ɟɔːʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ɟuʔ ~ *ɟɔʔ (“sour”). Cognate with Khmer ជូរ (cuu), Khasi jew. This term displays an unexpected tone. Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*ɟɔːʔ||}} Proto-Vietic *ɟɔːʔ, {{inh|vi|aav-pro|*ɟuʔ|*ɟuʔ ~ *ɟɔʔ|sour}} Proto-Austroasiatic *ɟuʔ ~ *ɟɔʔ (“sour”), {{cog|km|ជូរ}} Khmer ជូរ (cuu), {{cog|kha|jew}} Khasi jew Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=咮, 䣷}} chua • (咮, 䣷), {{vi-adj|咮, 䣷}} chua • (咮, 䣷)
  1. sour; acid; vinegary Categories (topical): Taste
    Sense id: en-chua-vi-adj-P0MDzpD4 Disambiguation of Taste: 33 19 14 23 12
  2. having acidic soil
    Sense id: en-chua-vi-adj-2H94moMW Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 3 54 12 20 11
  3. sour-smelling; smelling of acid or vinegar Categories (topical): Smell
    Sense id: en-chua-vi-adj-T-dzTqgb Disambiguation of Smell: 0 13 55 19 13
  4. (of a voice) shrill
    Sense id: en-chua-vi-adj-oTsLsNX3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cà chua, canh chua, chua cay, chua chát, sữa chua Related terms: ngọt, mặn, đắng, cay, ngọt thịt
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [t͡ɕuə˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕuə˧˧] [Huế], [cuə˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: 𢟐 [CJK]
Etymology: Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 註 (SV: chú). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|註}}, {{der|vi|zh|註//|pos=SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">chú</i>|t=|tr=-}} Chinese 註 (SV: chú), {{vi-etym-sino|註||chú|hv=n}} Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 註 (SV: chú) Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=𢟐}} chua • (𢟐), {{vi-verb|𢟐}} chua • (𢟐)
  1. (archaic or informal) to make clear with a note; to note; to annotate Tags: archaic, informal
    Sense id: en-chua-vi-verb--NO4P8jt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        {
          "english": "sour pickled vegetables",
          "text": "dưa muối chua",
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        },
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          "english": "to like sour food",
          "text": "thích ăn chua",
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          "acid",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "The field is acidic with saltwater.",
          "text": "Đồng chua nước mặn.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "to fertilize with lime to mitigate acidity",
          "text": "bón vôi để khử chua",
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      "id": "en-chua-vi-adj-2H94moMW",
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          "soil",
          "soil"
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          "name": "Smell",
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            "Fundamental"
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          "english": "the sour smell of fermented wine",
          "text": "mùi chua bỗng rượu",
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        }
      ],
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        "sour-smelling; smelling of acid or vinegar"
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          "sour",
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          "acid",
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          "vinegar",
          "vinegar"
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        {
          "english": "a voice shrill as fermented rice",
          "text": "giọng chua như mẻ",
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        }
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        "shrill"
      ],
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          "shrill"
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        "(of a voice) shrill"
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      "ipa": "[t͡ɕuə˧˧]",
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        "Huế"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[cuə˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
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          "english": "There is an additional note at the bottom.",
          "text": "Có chua thêm ở dưới.",
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      "ipa": "[cuə˧˧]",
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          "english": "The field is acidic with saltwater.",
          "text": "Đồng chua nước mặn.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "to fertilize with lime to mitigate acidity",
          "text": "bón vôi để khử chua",
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        "Hà-Nội"
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      "ipa": "[t͡ɕuə˧˧]",
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        "Huế"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[cuə˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
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}

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        "Vietnamese terms with archaic senses",
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "to gloss within parentheses",
          "text": "chua nghĩa trong ngoặc",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "There is an additional note at the bottom.",
          "text": "Có chua thêm ở dưới.",
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        "to make clear with a note; to note; to annotate"
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          "annotate",
          "annotate"
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        "(archaic or informal) to make clear with a note; to note; to annotate"
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "informal"
      ]
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  ],
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        "Hà-Nội"
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      "ipa": "[t͡ɕuə˧˧]",
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        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[cuə˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chua"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Vietnamese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-03-02 using wiktextract (db0bec0 and 633533e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.