"kêu" meaning in Vietnamese

See kêu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [kew˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kew˧˧] [Huế], [kew˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], 𡆌 [CJK], [CJK]
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *keːw (“to call”), a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 叫 (“to call; to cry; to shout”, SV: khiếu). Akin to Proto-Pearic *keːv. Attested as kêu in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*keːw||to call}} Proto-Vietic *keːw (“to call”), {{etymid|vi|叫}}, {{der|vi|zh|叫//|pos=SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">khiếu</i>|t=to call; to cry; to shout|tr=-}} Chinese 叫 (“to call; to cry; to shout”, SV: khiếu), {{vi-etym-sino|叫|to call; to cry; to shout|khiếu|hv=n|nocap=1}} non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 叫 (“to call; to cry; to shout”, SV: khiếu), {{cog|mkh-pea-pro|*keːv}} Proto-Pearic *keːv Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=呌, 叫, 嗃, 嘵, 𡆌, 啸, 󱋣}} kêu • (呌, 叫, 嗃, 嘵, 𡆌, 啸, 󱋣), {{vi-verb|呌, 叫, 嗃, 嘵, 𡆌, 啸, 󱋣}} kêu • (呌, 叫, 嗃, 嘵, 𡆌, 啸, 󱋣)
  1. to cry (to shout, scream, yell; to utter animal sounds)
    Sense id: en-kêu-vi-verb-~CRLar4J
  2. to call for someone to see or help you Synonyms: bảo
    Sense id: en-kêu-vi-verb-kRi062Dx
  3. Short for kêu ca (“to whine”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: kêu ca (extra: to whine)
    Sense id: en-kêu-vi-verb-hQ2ZsOFM Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 8 9 8 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 5 6 5 73 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 16 5 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kêu ca, kêu cầu, kêu cứu, kêu gào, kêu gọi, kêu la, kêu nài, kêu rêu, kêu trời, kêu van, thùng rỗng kêu to
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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kêu ca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kêu cầu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kêu cứu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kêu gào"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kêu gọi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kêu la"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kêu nài"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kêu rêu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kêu trời"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kêu van"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "thùng rỗng kêu to"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "mkh-vie-pro",
        "3": "*keːw",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to call"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Vietic *keːw (“to call”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "叫"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "叫//",
        "pos": "SV: <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"vi\">khiếu</i>",
        "t": "to call; to cry; to shout",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 叫 (“to call; to cry; to shout”, SV: khiếu)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "叫",
        "2": "to call; to cry; to shout",
        "3": "khiếu",
        "hv": "n",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 叫 (“to call; to cry; to shout”, SV: khiếu)",
      "name": "vi-etym-sino"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mkh-pea-pro",
        "2": "*keːv"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Pearic *keːv",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Vietic *keːw (“to call”), a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 叫 (“to call; to cry; to shout”, SV: khiếu). Akin to Proto-Pearic *keːv.\nAttested as kêu in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "呌",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "叫",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嗃",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嘵",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𡆌",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "啸",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "呌, 叫, 嗃, 嘵, 𡆌, 啸, 󱋣"
      },
      "expansion": "kêu • (呌, 叫, 嗃, 嘵, 𡆌, 啸, 󱋣)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "呌, 叫, 嗃, 嘵, 𡆌, 啸, 󱋣"
      },
      "expansion": "kêu • (呌, 叫, 嗃, 嘵, 𡆌, 啸, 󱋣)",
      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "dogs bark, cats cry",
          "text": "chó sủa, mèo kêu",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I'll kill your stupid dog if you won't shut it up! It's been howling and giving me headache this whole night!",
          "text": "Mày mà không bảo con chó của mày im là tao giết nó bây giờ ! Đêm hôm cứ kêu ăng ẳng nhức cả đầu !",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a call or cry",
          "text": "tiếng kêu",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cry (to shout, scream, yell; to utter animal sounds)"
      ],
      "id": "en-kêu-vi-verb-~CRLar4J",
      "links": [
        [
          "cry",
          "cry"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to call for help",
          "text": "kêu người đến giúp",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Tell him to see me.",
          "text": "Kêu nó lên đây tao bảo.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Did you want to see me? / Were you looking for me?",
          "text": "Mày kêu tao hả ?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to call for someone to see or help you"
      ],
      "id": "en-kêu-vi-verb-kRi062Dx",
      "links": [
        [
          "call for",
          "call for"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bảo"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "to whine",
          "word": "kêu ca"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "15 8 9 8 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 5 6 5 73",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 5 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Stop whining. You didn't do a single exercise the whole summer, no wonder they've all piled up now.",
          "text": "Cả hè không chịu làm, giờ bài dồn đống thì đừng có kêu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for kêu ca (“to whine”)."
      ],
      "id": "en-kêu-vi-verb-hQ2ZsOFM",
      "links": [
        [
          "kêu ca",
          "kêu ca#Vietnamese"
        ],
        [
          "whine",
          "whine"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kew˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kew˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kew˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kêu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Vietnamese lemmas",
    "Vietnamese terms derived from Chinese",
    "Vietnamese terms derived from Proto-Vietic",
    "Vietnamese terms inherited from Proto-Vietic",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Vietnamese verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kêu ca"
    },
    {
      "word": "kêu cầu"
    },
    {
      "word": "kêu cứu"
    },
    {
      "word": "kêu gào"
    },
    {
      "word": "kêu gọi"
    },
    {
      "word": "kêu la"
    },
    {
      "word": "kêu nài"
    },
    {
      "word": "kêu rêu"
    },
    {
      "word": "kêu trời"
    },
    {
      "word": "kêu van"
    },
    {
      "word": "thùng rỗng kêu to"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to call"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "叫"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
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      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "叫//",
        "pos": "SV: <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"vi\">khiếu</i>",
        "t": "to call; to cry; to shout",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 叫 (“to call; to cry; to shout”, SV: khiếu)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "叫",
        "2": "to call; to cry; to shout",
        "3": "khiếu",
        "hv": "n",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 叫 (“to call; to cry; to shout”, SV: khiếu)",
      "name": "vi-etym-sino"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Vietic *keːw (“to call”), a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 叫 (“to call; to cry; to shout”, SV: khiếu). Akin to Proto-Pearic *keːv.\nAttested as kêu in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "呌",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "叫",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嗃",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "嘵",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𡆌",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "啸",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "kêu • (呌, 叫, 嗃, 嘵, 𡆌, 啸, 󱋣)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "呌, 叫, 嗃, 嘵, 𡆌, 啸, 󱋣"
      },
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      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
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  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "dogs bark, cats cry",
          "text": "chó sủa, mèo kêu",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I'll kill your stupid dog if you won't shut it up! It's been howling and giving me headache this whole night!",
          "text": "Mày mà không bảo con chó của mày im là tao giết nó bây giờ ! Đêm hôm cứ kêu ăng ẳng nhức cả đầu !",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a call or cry",
          "text": "tiếng kêu",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cry (to shout, scream, yell; to utter animal sounds)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cry",
          "cry"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to call for help",
          "text": "kêu người đến giúp",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Tell him to see me.",
          "text": "Kêu nó lên đây tao bảo.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Did you want to see me? / Were you looking for me?",
          "text": "Mày kêu tao hả ?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to call for someone to see or help you"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "call for",
          "call for"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bảo"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "to whine",
          "word": "kêu ca"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese short forms",
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Stop whining. You didn't do a single exercise the whole summer, no wonder they've all piled up now.",
          "text": "Cả hè không chịu làm, giờ bài dồn đống thì đừng có kêu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for kêu ca (“to whine”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kêu ca",
          "kêu ca#Vietnamese"
        ],
        [
          "whine",
          "whine"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kew˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kew˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kew˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kêu"
}

Download raw JSONL data for kêu meaning in Vietnamese (4.0kB)

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