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

1. to know

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰəw˧˧]

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Etymology 1

Noun

thâu

1. (literary) Southern Vietnam form of thu (“autumn”)

   ngàn thâu ― a thousand autumns; eternity

Verb

thâu

1. Southern Vietnam form of thu (“to get, to retrieve”)

   thâu tiền ― to collect fees/payment

Etymology 2

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

Preposition

thâu

1. (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

 

Etymology 3

Particle

thâu

1. Bình Định and Phú Yên form of thôi

Interjection

thâu

1. Bình Định and Phú Yên form of thôi