Vietnamese

Noun

cổ

1. neck

Derived terms

• cắt cổ (usurious; literally "cutthroat")
• hươu cao cổ ‎(“giraffe”)
• bướu cổ

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 古

Adjective

cổ

1. ancient; old

   Ai Cập cổ

   Ancient Egypt

2. antique; old

   đồ cổ

   antiques

Related terms

• cũ

Etymology 3

From cô. Adding the hỏi tone is a means to form a third person singular pronoun in Southern dialects.

Pronoun

cổ

1. (Southern Vietnam) she; her