thâu

Chru

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *thɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu.

Verb

thâu

to know

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəw˧˧]

Etymology 1

Noun

thâu

Eye dialect spelling of thu, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese.

Verb

thâu

Eye dialect spelling of thu, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese.

Etymology 2

Compare thấu (“through”).

Preposition

thâu

(only in fixed expressions) throughout
nhậu nhẹt thâu đêm
to party all night long

Derived terms

đêm thâu

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