chua

chua

1. to be high, tall

   Antonym: ona

2. to sleep; to lie down

chua

1. Nonstandard spelling of chuā.
2. Nonstandard spelling of chuǎ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of chuà.

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Cognate with Northern Tepehuan tója, O'odham toha.

chua (plural chooto)

1. white

• R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)‎ (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 43

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-chua (infinitive kuchua)

1. to rub
2. (by extension) to quarrel
3. (in reflexive forms) to masturbate

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• Verbal derivations:
  • Reciprocal: -chuana (“to compete, to conflict”)

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuə˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuə˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cuə˧˧]

From Proto-Vietic *ɟɔːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟuʔ (“sour”); cognates include Khmer ជូរ (cuu), Khasi jew. This term displays an unexpected tone.

chua • (䣷)

1. sour; acid; vinegary

   dưa muối chua

   sour pickled vegetables

   thích ăn chua

   to like sour food

2. having acidic soil

   Đồng chua nước mặn.

   The field is acidic with saltwater.

   bón vôi để khử chua

   to fertilize with lime to mitigate acidity

3. sour-smelling; smelling of acid or vinegar

   mùi chua bỗng rượu

   the sour smell of fermented wine

4. (of a voice) shrill

   giọng chua như mẻ

   a voice shrill as fermented rice

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 註 (SV: chú).

chua • (𢟐)

1. (archaic or informal) to make clear with a note; to note; to annotate

   chua nghĩa trong ngoặc

   to gloss within parentheses

   Có chua thêm ở dưới.

   There is an additional note at the bottom.

• "chua" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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