cố
See also: Appendix:Variations of "co"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 故. Doublet of cụ and cớ.
Noun
cố
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) great-grandparent
- Synonyms: cụ (“great-grandparent”), cụ bà (“great-grandmother”), cụ ông (“great-grandfather”)
Verb
cố
- (only in compounds) to reason
Prefix
cố
- (officialese) the late
- cố Tổng Bí thư Trường Chinh
- the late General Secretary Trường Chinh
See also
Adjective
cố
- (only in compounds) intentional; premeditated
Derived terms
- biến cố (變故) - major event; happening; upheaval
- cha cố - Catholic priest
- cố đô (故都) - old capital; ancient capital
- cố hương (故鄉) - (literary) hometown; birthplace
- cố nhân (故人) - old friend
- cố sát (故殺) - homicide
- cố tình (故情) - to deliberately do something
- cố ý (故意) - to do something intentionally
- duyên cố (緣故) - cause; reason
- ôn cố tri tân (溫故知新) - One should be able to derive new understanding while revising what one has learned.
- quá cố (過故) - (literary) to die
- sự cố (事故) - event; setback; incident; accident; breakdown; failure
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
cố
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 固.
Adjective
cố
Derived terms
- cố chấp (固執) - intransigent, unreasonable
- cố chí (固志) - (rare) resolved (to); determined (to)
- cố định (固定) - fixed
- gia cố (加固) - to reinforce; to consolidate
- ngoan cố (頑固) - stubborn; obstinate
- thâm căn cố đế - embedded; deep-rooted; lodged
- tư bản cố định - (Marxism, capitalism) fixed capital
Etymology 4
Sino-Vietnamese word from 錮.
Verb
cố
- (only in compounds) to seal