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cuối

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Hanoi [kuəj˧˦]Huế [kuj˨˩˦]Saigon [kuj˦˥] browser voice
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cuối means bottom; lowest part.

Meanings of cuối in English

Noun

  1. bottom, lowest part
  2. end, terminal part
    • cuối tuầnweekend
    • cuối phimthe ending part of a movie

Adjective

  1. final, last ≈ cuối cùng

Words with cuối

cuối cùngcuối tuầntuyến cuối

Synonyms and antonyms of cuối

Antonyms

đầuđầu tiên

Example sentences with cuối

  • Hãy tìm một bàn ở gần cuối. Let's sit at one of the tables near the back.
  • Hãy bắt đầu ở dòng kế cuối. Let's start at the second-to-last line.
  • Bạn thăm Kyoto lần cuối khi nào? When did you visit Kyoto last?
  • Tôi cảnh cáo Tom lần cuối. I gave Tom my final warning.
  • Lần cuối bạn đến Kyoto là khi nào? When did you visit Kyoto last?
  • Anh ta đã không đếm bữa tiệc cuối. He didn't come to the last meeting.
  • Tôi không nghe được tên cuối của bạn. I didn't catch your last name.
  • Cô ấy cuối đầu chào. She inclined her head in greeting.

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, cuối could be written as 季, 𣞄, 𡳳, 𡳃. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *gɔːjʔ ~ kɔːjʔ (“end, extremity”). Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] kɔːj⁴, Thavung kɔ̰̂ːj ("end or tip of something") (Suwilai, 2000).

Frequently asked questions

What does cuối mean in English?

cuối (noun) means "bottom; lowest part".

How do you pronounce cuối?

IPA: Hanoi [kuəj˧˦]; Saigon [kuj˦˥]. Tones: cuối — rising tone (sắc).

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.