thâu

Chru

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *thɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, 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˧˧]

Noun

thâu

Eye dialect spelling of thu, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese.
ngàn/nghìn thâu/thu
a thousand autumns; eternity

Verb

thâu

Eye dialect spelling of thu, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese.
thâu/thu tiền
to collect fees/payment

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 透 (“through”, SV: thấu).

Preposition

thâu

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

thâu đêm thấu ngày
all day all night

Derived terms

Derived terms

đêm thâu

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