cua

== Translingual == === Etymology === From English Cua. === Symbol === cua (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Cua. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Cua terms == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin cōda, early monophthongized variant of Latin cauda. Compare Occitan coa, French queue, Spanish cola. Doublet of [Term?] and coda, a borrowed form. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈku.ə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈku.a] === Noun === cua f (plural cues) tail queue, (line) les italianes es van saltar la cua ― the Italian girls skipped the line ponytail (hairdo) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cua”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cua”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Classical Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === qua === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʷa/ === Verb === cua (transitive) To eat. ==== Derived terms ==== tlacualli tēcuāni == Franco-Provençal == === Noun === cua alternative form of cova (“tail”) == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuː.ɑ/ === Noun === cūa genitive plural of cū == Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kuə˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [kuə˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [kuə˧˧] === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== (classifier con) cua • (𧍏, 𧍆, 姑, 𩸰) crab (a crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== dã tràng (“sand-bubbler crab”); ghẹ (“swimming crab”); cúm (“Calappa”) càng (“pincer”) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French courtiser or French cour. ==== Verb ==== cua (Southern Vietnam, slang) to take out a girl Synonym: cưa === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from French cours. ==== Noun ==== cua (informal) corner, curve, bend (point where a route changes sharply) Xe chạy qua cua. ― The car rounded a corner. (informal) period, term, round (period of time required to complete a task) theo học một cua ngoại ngữ ― to study a foreign language for a term Học mỗi cua ba tháng. ― Each term of study is three months. ==== Adjective ==== cua (informal) having a buzzcut, crewcut đầu húi cua ― a buzzcut haircut === References === Hồ Ngọc Đức, editor (2003), “cua”, in Việt–Việt‎[1] (DICT), Leipzig: Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details), archived from the original on 12 November 2024 === Anagrams === cau == White Hmong == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /cuə̯˧/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Hmongic *cu̯aᶜ (“to chew”), borrowed from Middle Chinese 嚼 (MC dzjak, “to chew”). ==== Verb ==== cua to chew hard, bite hard (on something) Tus aub cua pob txha. ― The dog chews on bone. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Hmong-Mien *N-cæwH (“wind”). ==== Noun ==== cua (classifier: tw or nthwv (for gusts)) the wind Cov cua tshuab ceev heev ― The wind blows very fast Cov cua twj cuab huv dua cua nruab nroog. ― The air in the suburbs is cleaner than the air in the city. (figuratively) the carrier of death, normally represented by the bamboo carriage made to carry the dead Nws lub tsev muaj cua. ― His home has death. Nws ua neeb xa cua. ― He performs a shaman ritual to send away death. ===== Derived terms ===== === References === Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[2], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 18.