cố | X | great-grandfather/mother; try

I. cố, ông cố, bà cố

(d.)   ꨀꨆꨯꨱꩀ akaok   /a-kɔʔ/ great-grandfather, great-grandmother.

• ông cố ꨅꩃ ꨀꨆꨯꨱꩀ ong akaok.
  great-grandfather.
• bà cố ꨟꨭꩀ ꨀꨆꨯꨱꩀ muk akaok.
  great-grandmother.

 

II. cố, cố gắng

1. (đg.)   ꨣꩆ ran   /ra:n/ to try.

• cố gắng lên ꨣꩆ ꨗꨯꨱ ran nao.
  try hard.
• cố làm cho xong ꨣꩆ ꨋꩇ ꨚꨝꨵꨯꨱꩍ ran ngap pablaoh.
  try to finish work.

2. (đg.)   ꨀꨣꩅ arat   /mə-ra:t/ to try.

• cố lên ꨟꨣꩅ ꨗꨯꨱ marat nao.
  try hard.
• cố làm cho xong ꨟꨣꩅ ꨋꩇ ꨚꨝꨵꨯꨱꩍ marat ngap pablaoh.
  try to finish work.