sâu
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəw˧˧] ~ [səw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂəw˧˧] ~ [səw˧˧]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Vietic *c-ruː (“deep”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟruuʔ ~ *ɟruh ~ *rɟuh (“deep”). Cognate with Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects su, Muong khu, Khmer ជ្រៅ (crɨw), Bahnar jrŭ, Pacoh tru, Khmu [Cuang] ɟruʔ.
Alternative forms edit
- (North Central Vietnam) su
Adjective edit
See also edit
Derived terms
Adverb edit
Etymology 2 edit
Compare Japanese 虫歯 (mushiba, literally “bug tooth”).
Alternative forms edit
- (North Central Vietnam) trâu
Noun edit
(classifier con) sâu • (蝼, , 螻)
- a caterpillar (larva of a butterfly)
Adjective edit
- (of a tooth) with a cavity
- răng sâu ― a tooth with a cavity
- sâu răng ― (of a person) with cavities
See also edit
- tằm (“silkworm”)
Derived terms