Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

cổ

[ko˧˩]

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) neck

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cổ là phần trên của thân

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Examples

cổ chaia bottleneck

Cổ tôi cứng đờ vì ngủ sai tư thế.My neck is stiff from sleeping awkwardly.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adjective) ancient; "old"; compare cũ (“old, but not ancient”)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cổ xưa

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Examples

Ai Cập cổAncient Egypt

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adjective) antique; "old"; compare cũ (“old, but not ancient”)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cổ xưa

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Examples

đồ cổantiques

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(pronoun) she/her, that young adult woman

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cô ấy

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Southern”

Common questions

What does “cổ” mean?

(noun) neck

Is “cổ” formal or informal?

cổ is generally informal.