cựa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cua"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 距 (“spur”, SV: cự).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɨə˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨə˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨə˨˩˨]

    Noun

    (classifier cái) cựa

    1. spur (of roosters)

    Verb

    cựa

    1. to stir; to move
    2. (colloquial) to disentangle; to extricate oneself

    Derived terms

    • cựa quậy
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