gấu

See also: gau, Gau, GAU, and gâu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (North Central Vietnam) gụ

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *c-guːʔ ~ *c-kuːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟkaw; cognate with Bahnar chơgơu and Proto-Katuic *hŋkaw.

The "romantic partner" sense is probably derived from gấu bông (“teddy bear”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣəw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣəw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣəw˦˥]

gấu

Noun

(classifier con) gấu • (褠, 𦵷, 𤠰)

1. a bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)

   Truyện gấu ăn trăng ― Tale of the Bear Who Ate the Moon

See also

Derived terms

• đầu gấu
• gấu Bắc Cực
• gấu bông
• gấu chó
• gấu mèo
• gấu trắng
• gấu trúc
• gấu túi
• gấu xám

 

Noun

gấu

1. (slang) date; romantic partner

Synonyms

• bạn trai (“boyfriend”); bạn gái (“girlfriend”)
• bồ
• gà bông