gáo

See also: gao, GAO, gào, gāo, gǎo, gạo, ga'o, and gàõ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaːw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaːw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣaːw˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *-gaːwʔ ~ *-kaːwʔ.

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) gáo • (勺, 吿, 𫧂, 梏, 𪢡, 𣂋, 𤭚)

1. dipper made from coconut shell
2. (informal) jaw

   Má ơi! Vỡ gáo con rồi!

   Holy Mother! I broke my jaw!

Derived terms

• đàn gáo

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier cây, quả, trái) gáo • (梏)

1. kadam (Neolamarckia cadamba)

Anagrams

• goá