sâu
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəw˧˧] ~ [səw˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəw˧˧] ~ [səw˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file) Audio (Saigon): (file)
Etymology 1
editFrom Proto-Vietic *c-ruː (“deep”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟruuʔ ~ *ɟruh ~ *rɟuh (“deep”). Cognate with Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects su, Muong khu, Khmer ជ្រៅ (crɨw), Bahnar jrŭ, Pacoh tru, Khmu [Cuang] ɟruʔ.
Alternative forms
edit- (North Central Vietnam) su
Adjective
editSee also
editDerived terms
Adverb
editEtymology 2
editRegarding the adjectival sense, compare Japanese 虫歯 (mushiba, literally “bug tooth”).
Alternative forms
edit- (North Central Vietnam) trâu
Nomen
edit(classifier con) sâu • (蝼, , 螻)
- a caterpillar (larva of a butterfly)
Adjective
edit- (of a tooth) with a cavity
- răng sâu ― a tooth with a cavity
- sâu răng ― (of a person) with cavities
See also
edit- tằm (“silkworm”)
Derived terms
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