thua

See also: þúa

Albanian

Alternative forms

thue (Gheg)

Etymology

Apocope of *thuan, from Proto-Albanian *(a)tsāna, form Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) (compare Lithuanian ašnìs (“blade edge”), Ancient Greek άκανος (ákanos, “pine needle”)).

Noun

thua m (indefinite plural thonj, definite singular thoi)

(anatomy) nail (of the body), fingernail, toenail

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [huə]

Noun

thua f

Lenited form of tua.

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 輸 (“to lose”; SV: thâu).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

thua

to lose

Antonyms

thắng

Derived terms

Terms derived from thua

thắng thua

thua thiệt

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