cù

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Syllables · tones

cùfallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

cù means to tickle; to entice.

Chinese characters: 樛

Meanings of cù in English

Verb

Northern Vietnam to tickle; to entice ≈ chọc lét

Noun

humming top, spinning top

Words with cù

cù kì cù lao cù lũ cù lần cù nhây

Example sentences with cù

Đừng có cù lét tôi nữa. Stop tickling me.
Tôi đã cù lét Tom. I tickled Tom.
Tom cù lét Mary. Tom tickled Mary.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, cù could be written as 求, 衢. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does cù mean in English?

cù (verb) means "to tickle; to entice".

How do you pronounce cù?

IPA: Hanoi [ku˨˩]; Saigon [kʊw˨˩]. Tones: cù — falling tone (huyền).

Is cù a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. cù is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 樛.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.