giú

Vietnamese

Alternative spellings

dú

Etymology

Related to giấu; cognate with Muong chủ (“to hide”) and Chut [Rục] cuː³ (“to cover seeds”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zu˧ˀ˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jʊw˩ˀ˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jʊw˦ˀ˥]

Verb

giú

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to hide; to cover; to conceal
(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to cover fruits to make them ripe artificially

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