khoá

See also: khoa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

khóa

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwaː˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwaː˨˩˦] ~ [xwaː˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰwaː˦˥] ~ [xwaː˦˥]

Etymology 1

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Noun

khoá • (課, 鎖, 銙, 錁)

Short for ổ khoá (“lock; padlock”).

Derived terms

Derived terms

chìa khoá

Verb

khoá • (課, 鎖, 銙, 錁)

to lock
to turn off (tap etc.); to close

Descendants

→ Tai Dam: ꪄꪫ꪿ꪱ

Etymology 2

Short for chìa khoá (“key”). Also semantic loan from English key and semantic loan from French clef.

Noun

(classifier cái) khoá • (課, 鎖, 銙, 錁)

Short for chìa khoá (“key”).
Synonym of chìa (“key”)
(cryptography) key
(music) clef

See also

cờ-lê

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 課.

Noun

khoá

term; course; round
(archaic) Short for khoá sinh.

Anagrams

kháo

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