trâu

See also: trau and trầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese tlâu, from Proto-Vietic *c-luː; cognate with Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects tru, Muong tlu. Compare also Khmer ឆ្លូវ (chləw, “Year of the Ox”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈəw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈəw˧˧]
Homophone: châu (northern Vietnam)

Noun

(classifier con) trâu (㺏, 𤛠, 𤠋)

(zoology) water buffalo

Synonyms

tru

See also

nghé

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