cờ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "co"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Chinese 旗 (OC *[ɡ](r)ə) (B-S) (SV: kì).

Noun

(classifier lá, ngọn) cờ • (旂, 旗)

  1. flag; banner; standard; vexillum; streamer
    cờ tổ quốc ― the national flag, specifically referring to the flag of Vietnam
  2. vexillum (upper petal of a papilionaceous flower)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Tai Dam: ꪹꪁꪷ
  • → Khmer: កើ (kaə)

Etymology 2

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 棋 (“chess”, SV: kì).

    Noun

    cờ • (碁, 棊, 棋, 𬄯)

    1. a board game in which there are pieces, such as chess, go, shogi, xiangqi, etc., or tokens such as Monopoly, Ludo, etc. (including their bootleg counterparts)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

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    Noun

    cờ

    1. The name of the Latin script letter C/c.
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