cỏ
Hanoi [kɔ˧˩]Huế [kɔ˧˨]Saigon [kɔ˨˩˦] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
cỏ means grass; weed.
Meanings of cỏ in English
Noun
- grass
- đi cắt cỏ cho trâu ănto cut grass to feed buffaloes.
- weed (any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing)
- nhổ cỏto pull weeds
- slang weed; marijuana
Adjective
- literary negligible
Words with cỏ
Idioms and sayings with cỏ
- trâu già gặm cỏ non — robbing the cradle
Example sentences with cỏ
- Mẹ tôi bảo tôi đi cắt cỏ. Mother told me to mow the lawn.
- Má tôi bảo tôi đi cắt cỏ. Mother told me to mow the lawn.
- Nhổ cỏ thì phải nhổ tận gốc. If you're going to pull weeds, pull them out by the roots.
- Có sương muối ở trên cỏ. There is frost on the grass.
- Không có cỏ trên mặt trăng. There's no grass on the moon.
- Cái máy cắt cỏ này chạy bằng xăng. This lawn mower runs on petrol.
- Chúng tôi giúp họ nhổ cỏ trong vườn. We helped them weed the garden.
- Không được giẫm lên cỏ. Get off the lawn!
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, cỏ could be written as 𦹵, 𦹯, 古, 苦. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *kɔh (“grass”). Cognate with Thavung ก็อฮ.
Frequently asked questions
What does cỏ mean in English?
cỏ (noun) means "grass; weed".
How do you pronounce cỏ?
IPA: Hanoi [kɔ˧˩]; Saigon [kɔ˨˩˦]. Tones: cỏ — dipping tone (hỏi).
What classifier is used with cỏ?
Common classifiers: lá, cây, ngọn — for example "một lá cỏ" (one grass).